| Pattern matrix | Structure matrix | ||
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n = 172 | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 1 | Factor 2 |
Items | ||||
I love my baby to bits (Rev) | 0.828 | 0.094 | 0.794 | 0.205 |
I feel close to my baby (Rev) | 0.738 | -0.043 | 0.754 | 0.310 |
I love to cuddle my baby (Rev) | 0.663 | -0.117 | 0.706 | 0.357 |
My baby is the most beautiful baby of the world (Rev) | 0.646 | -0.036 | 0.658 | 0.269 |
I wish the old days when I had no baby would come back | 0.592 | -0.113 | 0.633 | 0.327 |
I feel happy when my baby smiles or laughs (Rev) | 0.557 | 0.350 | 0.613 | 0.518 |
I feel trapped as a mother | 0.516 | -0.245 | 0.605 | 0.432 |
I feel distant from my baby | 0.489 | -0.341 | 0.572 | 0.462 |
I enjoy playing with my baby (Rev) | 0.466 | -0.293 | 0.505 | 0.283 |
I resent my baby | 0.463 | -0.116 | 0.431 | 0.148 |
My baby annoys me | 0.092 | 0.790 | 0.377 | 0.823 |
My baby irritates me | 0.078 | 0.786 | 0.363 | 0.815 |
I feel angry with my baby | -0.117 | 0.731 | 0.147 | 0.689 |
My baby winds me up | 0.324 | 0.554 | 0.521 | 0.661 |
My baby makes me anxious | 0.128 | 0.479 | 0.301 | 0.525 |
My baby is easily comforted | 0.206 | -0.255 | 0.299 | -0.330 |
Cronbach alpha value | 0.824 | 0.752 | Â | Â |