Study of parental models: building an instrument for their exploration.

Objective: This research presents the construction of an attributional questionnaire concerning the different parental models and factors that are involved in family interactions.

Method: A mixed methodology was used as a foundation to develop items and respective pilots that allowed checking the validity and internal consistency of the instrument using expert judgment.

Results: An instrument of 36 statements was organized into 12 categories to explore the parental models according to the following factors: parental models, breeding patterns, attachment bonds and guidelines for success, and promoted inside family contexts.