Table 4 Factor matrix of the Parental Bonding Instrument after rotation (Mothers).

From: Validation and factor analysis of the parental bonding instrument in Japanese pregnant women

 

T1

T2

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Care

1. Spoke to me with a warm and friendly voice

0.815

0.203

− 0.174

0.826

0.133

− 0.097

2. Did not help me as much as I needed

0.607

− 0.058

0.114

0.652

− 0.065

0.090

4. Seemed emotionally cold to me

0.871

− 0.103

0.168

0.839

− 0.074

0.096

5. Appeared to understand my problems and worries

0.704

− 0.057

− 0.066

0.741

− 0.035

− 0.036

6. Was affectionate to me

0.750

0.157

− 0.235

0.769

0.131

− 0.187

11. Enjoyed talking things over with me

0.854

0.168

− 0.030

0.866

0.202

− 0.040

12. Frequently smiled at me

0.919

0.234

− 0.087

0.920

0.192

− 0.024

14. Did not seem to understand what I needed

0.403

-0.339

− 0.141

0.456

-0.330

− 0.141

16. Made me feel I wasn’t wanted

0.676

-0.316

0.290

0.686

− 0.209

0.196

17. Could make me feel better when I was upset

0.762

− 0.019

− 0.018

0.812

0.020

0.038

18. Did not talk with me very much

0.718

0.026

0.067

0.843

0.070

0.098

24. Did not praise me

0.792

0.031

− 0.015

0.740

− 0.040

0.048

Interference

8. Did not want me to grow up

− 0.295

0.470

− 0.023

− 0.239

0.389

0.141

9. Tried to control everything I did

− 0.176

0.569

0.155

− 0.123

0.560

0.223

10. Invaded my privacy

− 0.234

0.663

− 0.047

− 0.222

0.525

0.085

13. Tended to baby me

0.037

0.651

0.007

0.002

0.723

− 0.039

19. Tried to make me dependent on her/him

0.208

0.476

0.132

0.173

0.716

− 0.072

20. Felt I could not look after myself unless

0.007

0.480

0.121

− 0.040

0.749

− 0.132

23. Was overprotective of me

0.338

0.505

0.147

0.303

0.623

0.092

Autonomy

3. Let me do those things I liked doing

− 0.135

0.003

0.719

− 0.045

− 0.072

0.836

7. Liked me to make my own decisions

-0.344

0.127

0.382

-0.304

0.150

0.408

15. Let me decide things for myself

− 0.051

0.149

0.623

− 0.072

0.220

0.570

21. Gave me as much freedom as I wanted

0.094

0.147

0.844

0.063

− 0.010

0.939

22. Let me go out as often as I wanted

0.172

0.092

0.729

0.202

− 0.088

0.914

25. Let me dress in any way I pleased

− 0.178

0.075

0.418

− 0.060

0.060

0.492

  1. Factors that satisfy the factor loading > 0.3 after factor analysis are shown in bold.
  2. T1: at 25 weeks of gestation; T2: at 1 month postpartum.