The PBI is a 25-item questionnaire, having 12 items measuring “care” and 13 items measure “overprotection”. The child takes this test, listing their own experiences with their parent(s). The responses are on a 4-point scale, ranging from 0 (very unlikely) to 3 (very likely). It focuses on a “Care versus Over-protection” style of parenting, as well as some parental support assessment. Based on responses, parents will be put into one of four categories: affectionate constraint, affectionless control, optimal parenting, and neglectful parenting.