Abstract
The EMBU (Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran) is a self-report questionnaire developed to assess memories of adults about their parents' rearing practices. In the present study, an exploratory factor analysis was carried out on items of the EMBU-P, a new version of the EMBU especially designed to obtain ratings from parents about their own rearing behaviour with their children. The factor analysis yielded a structure similar to that obtained with the original EMBU (Rejection, Emotional Warmth, Control Attempts and Favouring Subject), but composed of fewer items. The internal consistency was adequate for the three major scales. Some significant correlations emerged between the EMBU-P scales. The Rejection scale correlated negatively with the Emotional Warmth scale and positively with the Control Attempts scale. The latter also correlated positively with Emotional Warmth. There were no significant correlations between the scales and the age of the parents. The sex of the parents was significantly associated with the EMBU-P scores.
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Castro, J., de Pablo, J., Gómez, J. et al. Assessing rearing behaviour from the perspective of the parents: a new form of the EMBU. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 32, 230–235 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00788243
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