Psychometric properties of the Parental Bonding instrument and its association with psychological distress in a group of incarcerated young offenders in Scotland

The Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) was developed in order to help quantify the parental contribution to psychological distress. It has subsequently been shown to be of value in examining the influence of parents in many diverse areas including delinquency. A shortened form of the PBI and the Hosp...

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Published in:Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2000-07, Vol.35 (7), p.318-325
Main Authors: CHAMBERS, J. A, POWER, K. G, LOUCKS, N, SWANSON, V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety
Biological and medical sciences
Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology
Humans
Imprisonment
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile offenders
Male
Medical sciences
Mothers
Object Attachment
Parent-Child Relations
Parenting
Parents & parenting
Prisoners - psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics - instrumentation
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Scotland
Surveys and Questionnaires
Techniques and methods
Teenagers
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Summary:The Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) was developed in order to help quantify the parental contribution to psychological distress. It has subsequently been shown to be of value in examining the influence of parents in many diverse areas including delinquency. A shortened form of the PBI and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were administered to a group of young offenders held in custody in Scotland. High levels of psychological distress were linked with low parental care, but there were no associations between psychological distress and parental control. However, an analysis of the factor structure found that, although the care factor of the PBI showed good internal reliability, the control factor was less well defined in this group. It is suggested that a three-factor solution representing care, control with regard to independence and protective control may be more appropriate.
ISSN:0933-7954
1433-9285
DOI:10.1007/s001270050245