Table 2 Confirmatory factor analysis of the three-factor model (n = 2330).

From: Factor structure of the parental bonding instrument for pregnant Japanese women

PBI item

Standardized coefficients

Paternal form

Maternal form

Factor 1

1

0.796

0.789

2

0.488

0.410

4

0.708

0.724

5

0.710

0.745

6

0.789

0.818

11

0.802

0.790

12

0.834

0.830

16

0.483

0.602

17

0.695

0.720

18

0.724

0.683

24

0.711

0.680

Factor 2

8

0.529

0.582

9

0.742

0.786

10

0.673

0.716

13

0.416

0.581

19

0.327

0.473

20

0.508

0.614

Factor 3

3

0.747

0.796

15

0.692

0.710

21

0.861

0.868

22

0.675

0.706

25

0.498

0.551

Covariance between factor 1 and factor 2

− 0.461

− 0.542

Covariance between factor 2 and factor 3

0.749

0.715

Covariance between factor 1 and factor 3

− 0.576

− 0.583