Parental Identity Questionnaire (CBIRAI) Test

People who want to examine how parenting and financial provision are understood within a couple may use the Parental Identity Questionnaire (CBIRAI) Test to reflect on reciprocal expectations. As a parental identity questionnaire, it is intended for adults considering how their own role and their spouse’s view shape family life. The result offers a structured profile of recognition, responsibility, and role identification.

What This Assessment Explores

This parental role assessment measures:

• Self as Seen by Spouse (1-5) shows: Doubts about recognition (1-2.72); Mixed/unclear recognition (2.73-3.87); Feels recognized and supported (3.88-5).
• Spouse (1-5) shows: Low spouse breadwinner role (1-1.86); Moderate spouse breadwinner role (1.87-3.57); High spouse breadwinner role (3.58-5).
• Own (1-5) shows: Low identification (1-2.56); Moderate identification (2.57-4.44); High identification (4.45-5).
• Self as Seen by Spouse (1-5) shows: Doubts about partner’s view (1-2.82); Mixed/uncertain partner’s view (2.83-3.54); Confident in partner’s positive view (3.55-5).
• Spouse (1-5) shows: Skeptical/Critical (1-2.71); Mixed/Moderate (2.72-3.61); Positive (3.62-5).
• Self (1-5) shows: Low identification (1-3.99); High identification (4-5).

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Questions cover day-to-day childcare, a child’s illness, financial provision, and each partner’s expectations. The displayed formats use five-point agreement or importance choices, uncertainty options, and five-position allocations of care or household income.

The closest conceptual source is the Caregiving and Breadwinning Identity and Reflected-Appraisal Inventory (CBIRAI), described by Maurer, Pleck, and Rane (2001). Maurer and Pleck (2006) extend the relevant caregiving and breadwinning framework, while Borisenko (2013) provides Russian adaptation context. This online questionnaire is conceptually consistent with those works, not a direct reproduction or validation of their published instruments.

Scores summarize responses on 1-5 scales and place them in the displayed bands. The public format does not state how each answer contributes points, so weights should not be inferred from score ranges. It has no stated population norms or clinical cutoffs. A caregiving and breadwinning questionnaire captures perceived roles rather than observed behavior or objective income, and self-report may shift with current circumstances, memory, or pressure to present oneself favorably. Read the profile as a basis for reflection and discussion, not a standalone clinical conclusion.