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Table 3 Factor loading, factorial agreement and reliability coefficient

From: Translation and equivalence assessment for a Japanese version of the modified Parental Nurturance Scale: a comparative study

Item

  

PNSM a) (n = 222)

PNSM-J b) (n = 1320)

Difference in Loading

 

Statement

Attitude

Factor I

Factor I

 

1

Nothing I did ever seemed to please the person.

-

0.70

0.47

0.23

2

The person enjoyed spending time with me.

+

0.70

0.62

0.08

3

The person did not really know what kind of person I was.

-

0.70

0.55

0.15

4

The person was a caring individual.

+

0.73

0.45

0.28

5

The person was removed when I was with him/her.

-

0.64

0.61

0.03

6

The person took an active interest in my affairs.

+

0.73

0.50

0.23

7

The person consoled me when I was unhappy.

+

0.80

0.67

0.13

8

The person was very understanding.

+

0.83

0.68

0.15

9

The person was a warm individual.

+

0.81

0.72

0.09

10

The person did not feel that I was interesting.

-

0.71

0.57

0.14

11

The person believed in me.

+

0.79

0.55

0.24

12

The person seldom showed me any affection.

-

0.75

0.72

0.03

13

The person was very interested in those things that concerned me.

+

0.73

0.49

0.24

14

The person was very sympathetic.

+

0.76

0.67

0.09

15

I was tense and/or uneasy when the person and I were together.

-

0.68

0.65

0.04

16

The person did not feel that I was important.

-

0.68

0.69

-0.01

17

The person often acted as if he/she did not care about me.

-

0.72

0.57

0.15

18

The person expressed his/her warmth and/or affection for me.

+

0.78

0.70

0.08

19

The person was easy for me to talk to.

+

0.78

0.64

0.14

20

I was an important person in the person's eyes.

+

0.69

0.67

0.02

21

I did not feel that the person enjoyed being with me.

-

0.76

0.67

0.09

22

The person did not really care much what happened to me.

-

0.61

0.57

0.04

23

I feel that the person found fault with me more often than I deserved.

-

0.69

0.56

0.13

24

The person was often critical of me.

-

0.58

0.66

-0.08

25

The person seldom said nice things about me.

-

0.77

0.68

0.09

26

The person was generally cold when I was with him/her.

-

0.82

0.74

0.08

27

I felt very close to the person.

+

0.75

0.73

0.02

28

I received a lot of affirmation from the person.

+

0.76

0.74

0.02

29

The person helped me when I was in trouble.

+

0.67

0.71

-0.04

30

The person did not understand me.

-

0.76

0.71

0.05

% of Variance

53.5

40.6

N/A

 

Target Rotation

Identity coefficient

0.98

N/A

  

Proportionality coefficient

0.99

N/A

Cronbach's alpha coefficient

0.97

0.95

N/A

  1. NOTE: Extraction method – principal component analysis
  2. a): The modified Parental Nurturance Scale, administered to native English speakers
  3. b): Translated Japanese version of the modified Parental Nurturance Scale, administered to native Japanese speakers