Table 3 Construct validity of the Swe-CBSEI in terms of patterns matrix for Principal Component Analysis with direct oblimin rotation, component loadings above 0.40

Relax my body

1

O-AL

.845

16

E-AL

.879

31

O-SS

.818

47

E-SS

.904

Get ready for each contraction

2

O-AL

.711

17

E-AL

.818

32

O-SS

.767

48

E-SS

.758

Use breathing techniques during labour contractions

3

O-AL

.858

18

E-AL

.825

33

O-SS

.752

49

E-SS

.832

Keep myself in control

4

O-AL

.541

.457

19

E-AL

.736

34

O-SS

.816

50

E-SS

.739

Think about relaxing

5

O-AL

.774

20

E-AL

.822

35

O-SS

.818

51

E-SS

.804

Concentrate on an object in the room to distract myself

6

O-AL

.712

21

E-AL

.682

36

O-SS

.838

52

E-SS

.771

Keep myself calm

7

O-AL

.853

22

E-AL

.703

37

O-SS

.554

53

E-SS

.570

Concentrate on thinking about the baby

8

O-AL

.668

23

E-AL

.526

38

O-SS

-.793

54

E-SS

-.715

Follow the rhythm of the contractions

9

O-AL

.773

24

E-AL

.669

39

O-SS

.418

-.494

55

E-SS

.467

-.486

Think positively

10

O-AL

.805

25

E-AL

.490

.416

40

O-SS

-.678

56

E-SS

-.615

Not think about the pain

11

O-AL

.770

26

E-AL

.473

41

O-SS

.509

.456

57

E-SS

.537

.433

Tell myself that I can do it

12

O-AL

.786

27

E-AL

.462

.457

42

O-SS

-.715

58

E-SS

-.673

Think about others in my family

13

O -AL

.790

28

E-AL

.868

43

O-SS

.779

59

E-SS

.849

Concentrate on getting through one contraction at a time

14

O-AL

.840

29

E-AL

.582

44

O-SS

.444

-.521

60

E-SS

.422

-529

Listen to encouragement from the person helping me

15

O-AL

.772

30

E-AL

.507

45

O-SS

-.851

61

E-SS

-.857

Focus on the person helping me in labor

46

O-SS

-.855

62

E-SS

-.850