Parental representations of 116 Canadian University students were examined using Parker's Parental Bonding Instrument, which has two scales, one of care versus indifference/rejection and the other of overprotection versus encouragement of independence. On the care dimension there was no essential difference between the Canadian students and Parker's non-psychiatric subjects. On the overprotection dimension though, the students scored significantly lower than did Australian students and non-psychiatric patients. Other results are discussed.
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