title: Factorial structure of the parental bonding instrument (PBI) in Japan: a study of cultural, developmental, and gender influences.
abstract: This study explored the factorial structure of the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) in the Japanese population. Several differences between the structure model in the current study and Parker et al.'s original model were identified. We also examined the adaptability of the inventory to children currently being raised by parents. We also developed a structural equation model that takes into account the impacts of the respondents' generation and gender and the caregivers' gender. The cultural, developmental, generational, and gender influences on the factorial structure of the PBI as well as the implications for clinical settings were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Behavioural Sciences, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1-1-1, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan. ujimasayo@excite.co.jp
authors.forename: Masayo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uji
authors.forename: Nao
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shono
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitamura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude / Q000208:ethnology*; D003469:Culture; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires