Appendix A.
Factor Loadings, Means, and Standard Deviations for Each Item and Eigenvalue, Explained Variance, and Cronbach’s Alpha for the Four Factors of Parent-Reported Involvement Measure (n = 273)
| Factor Loadings
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| Factor and Item | Fl | F2 | F3 | F4 | M | SD |
| Factor 1 (Positive Perceptions About School) | ||||||
| 13. Parent feels child’s teacher cares about child. | .82 | .33 | .00 | .00 | 4.22 | 0.95 |
| 26. Child’s school is doing a good job of preparing children for their futures. | .81 | −. 18 | .16 | .17 | 4.36 | 0.79 |
| 25. Parent has confidence in people at child’s school. | .80 | −.24 | .15 | .18 | 4.39 | 0.72 |
| 23. Child’s school is a good place for child to be. | .80 | −. 26 | .12 | .19 | 4.53 | 0.66 |
| 24. Staff at child’s school is doing good things for child. | .79 | −. 27 | .12 | .15 | 4.45 | 0.67 |
| 16. Parents feels child’s teacher pays attention to parent’s suggestions. | .76 | .40 | .00 | .00 | 3.88 | 1.07 |
| 15. Parent feels comfortable talking with child’s teacher about child. | .75 | .46 | .00 | .00 | 4.23 | 0.99 |
| 12. Parent enjoys talking with child’s teacher. | .74 | .48 | .10 | .00 | 4.17 | 0.10 |
| 14. Parent thinks child’s teacher is interested in getting to know parent. | .71 | .45 | .00 | .00 | 3.63 | 1.18 |
| 11. Parent feels welcome to visit child’s school. | .66 | .00 | .14 | .00 | 4.36 | 0.86 |
| Factor 2 (Communication) | ||||||
| 2. Child’s teacher has called parent. | .00 | .61 | .13 | .22 | 2.06 | 0.84 |
| 17. Parent asks child’s teacher questions or make suggestions about child. | .26 | .61 | .25 | .00 | 3.72 | 1.10 |
| 3. Parent has written child’s teacher. | .00 | .57 | .17 | .15 | 2.40 | 0.97 |
| 1. Parent has called child’s teacher. | .00 | .55 | .16 | .32 | 2.22 | 0.93 |
| 4. Child’s teacher has written parent. | .00 | .54 | .00 | .00 | 2.98 | 1.06 |
| Factor 3 (Parent-Teacher Shared Responsibility) | ||||||
| 28. Parent is responsible for solving child’s learning problem at school. | .10 | .15 | .70 | .00 | 4.50 | 0.69 |
| 30. Parent is responsible for solving child’s behavior problem at school. | .15 | .16 | .67 | .00 | 4.70 | 0.65 |
| 21. Parent makes sure that child gets homework done. | .00 | .00 | .62 | .00 | 4.69 | 0.62 |
| 27. Parent makes a difference in child’s success at school. | .00 | .12 | .60 | .00 | 4.56 | 0.79 |
| 19. Parent helps child at home with subjects that child has difficulty. | .00 | .00 | .56 | .00 | 4.33 | 0.87 |
| 32. Parent is prepared to help child. | .00 | −. 10 | .53 | .14 | 4.27 | 0.87 |
| 29. Teacher is responsible for solving child’s learning problem at school. | .15 | .17 | .46 | −. 11 | 4.25 | 0.77 |
| 31. Teacher is responsible for solving child’s behavior problem at school. | .00 | .15 | .43 | .00 | 3.93 | 0.94 |
| Factor 4 (Parent School-Based Involvement) | ||||||
| 7. Parent has visited child’s school for a special event. | .00 | .21 | .00 | .79 | 2.50 | 0.79 |
| 9. Parent has attended a parent-teacher conference. | .00 | .19 | .00 | .77 | 2.17 | 0.67 |
| 8. Parent has been invited to attend a parent-teacher conference. | .00 | .00 | .00 | .69 | 2.30 | 0.68 |
| 6. Parent has been invited to child’s school for a special event. | .14 | .12 | .14 | .59 | 2.68 | 0.80 |
| 10. Parent has attended PTA or PTO meetings. | .15 | .00 | .15 | .48 | 1.61 | 0.78 |
| 22. Parent volunteers at child’s school. | .20 | .23 | .29 | .44 | 2.32 | 1.32 |
| Eigenvalue | 6.15 | 3.33 | 3.28 | 3.15 | ||
| Percentage explained variance | 19.20 | 10.40 | 10.30 | 9.80 | ||
| Cronbach’s alpha | .93 | .72 | .72 | .72 | ||
Note. PTA/PTO = Parent-Teacher Association or Parent-Teacher Organization.