Table 1.
Mean and SD of PBI
| Scales | Males
|
Females
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | |
| Maternal nurturance | 24.71 | 6.29 | 25.78 | 6.29 |
| Maternal control | 17.06 | 7.18 | 16.18 | 6.91 |
| Paternal nurturance | 20.76 | 9.19 | 23.96 | 8.05 |
| Paternal control | 13.18 | 7.66 | 13.64 | 6.35 |
Note: Assignment to “high” or “low” categories of domains is based on the following cutoff scores: 27.0 for mother’s nurturance, 13.5 for mother’s control; 24.0 for father’ nurturance, 12.5 for father’s control.
Abbreviations: PBI, Parental Bonding Instrument; SD, standard deviation; M, mean.