Table 1 Exploratory factor analyses of the paternal and maternal PBI data (n = 2303).
From: Factor structure of the parental bonding instrument for pregnant Japanese women
Items no. statement | Factor coefficient | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paternal form | Maternal form | |||||
Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | |
1. Spoke to me with a warm and friendly voice | 0.808 | 0.049 | 0.118 | 0.799 | 0.115 | 0.047 |
2. Did not help me as much as I needed | − 0.502 | 0.062 | 0.013 | − 0.469 | − 0.078 | − 0.006 |
3. Let me do those things I liked doing | 0.059 | 0.022 | 0.691 | 0.092 | 0.003 | 0.721 |
4. Seemed emotionally cold to me | − 0.676 | − 0.009 | 0.083 | − 0.806 | 0.052 | 0.100 |
5. Appeared to understand my problems and worries | 0.694 | 0.026 | − 0.039 | 0.633 | 0.021 | 0.152 |
6. Was affectionate to me | 0.707 | 0.185 | 0.089 | 0.780 | 0.121 | 0.120 |
7. Liked me to make my own decisions | 0.328 | − 0.098 | 0.343 | 0.303 | − 0.181 | 0.273 |
8. Did not want me to grow up | − 0.292 | 0.377 | − 0.006 | − 0.188 | 0.320 | − 0.144 |
9. Tried to control everything I did | − 0.047 | 0.466 | − 0.284 | − 0.100 | 0.560 | − 0.178 |
10. Invaded my privacy | − 0.139 | 0.395 | − 0.194 | − 0.202 | 0.486 | − 0.137 |
11. Enjoyed talking things over with me | 0.863 | − 0.023 | 0.114 | 0.837 | 0.106 | − 0.015 |
12. Frequently smiled at me | 0.885 | 0.013 | 0.164 | 0.896 | 0.174 | − 0.004 |
13. Tended to baby me | 0.025 | 0.601 | 0.103 | 0.047 | 0.712 | 0.010 |
14. Did not seem to understand what I needed | − 0.517 | − 0.089 | 0.302 | − 0.463 | 0.278 | − 0.166 |
15. Let me decide things for myself | 0.080 | − 0.101 | 0.541 | 0.083 | − 0.217 | 0.524 |
16. Made me feel I wasn’t wanted | − 0.397 | − 0.087 | 0.161 | − 0.634 | 0.163 | 0.140 |
17. Could make me feel better when I was upset | 0.719 | − 0.022 | 0.081 | 0.683 | 0.032 | 0.062 |
18. Did not talk with me very much | − 0.821 | 0.171 | − 0.049 | − 0.725 | 0.019 | 0.147 |
19. Tried to make me dependent on her/him | 0.129 | 0.530 | 0.129 | 0.094 | 0.654 | 0.099 |
20. Felt I could not look after myself unless | − 0.039 | 0.541 | 0.043 | − 0.033 | 0.789 | 0.123 |
21. Gave me as much freedom as I wanted | − 0.082 | 0.075 | 0.972 | − 0.112 | 0.031 | 0.987 |
22. Let me go out as often as I wanted | − 0.166 | 0.121 | 0.846 | − 0.163 | 0.088 | 0.929 |
23. Was overprotective of me | 0.311 | 0.496 | − 0.064 | 0.285 | 0.684 | − 0.034 |
24. Did not praise me | − 0.733 | 0.059 | 0.044 | − 0.716 | 0.105 | 0.118 |
25. Let me dress in any way I pleased | 0.140 | 0.057 | 0.437 | 0.220 | − 0.010 | 0.416 |
