Form: Parental Bonding Instrument, PBI

1 – Very like
2 – Moderately like
3 – Moderately unlike
4 – Very unlike
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1
2
3
4
1
Spoke to me in a warm and friendly voice.
2
Did not help me as much as I needed.
3
Let me do those things I liked doing.
4
Seemed emotionally cold to me.
5
Appeared to understand my problems and worries.
6
Was affectionate to me.
7
Liked me to make my own decisions.
8
Did not want me to grow up.
9
Tried to control everything I did.
10
Invaded my privacy.
11
Enjoyed talking things over with me.
12
Frequently smiled at me.
13
Tended to baby me.
14
Did not seem to understand what I needed or wanted.
15
Let me decide things for myself.
16
Made me feel I wasn't wanted.
17
Could make me feel better when I was upset.
18
Did not talk with me very much.
19
Tried to make me feel dependent on her/him.
20
Felt I could not look after myself unless she/he was around.
21
Gave me as much freedom as I wanted.
22
Let me go out as often as I wanted.
23
Was overprotective of me.
24
Did not praise me.
25
Let me dress in any way I pleased.

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