Table 3.

Factor loadings for extracted parental behavior components.

Variable	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3
Neutral nursing	0.85
Lateral nursing	0.46
Maternal pseudohuddle	0.64
Maternal retrieval		0.91
Maternal licking	0.49
Maternal nest building		0.57
Maternal autogrooming	0.52
Paternal huddling			0.72
Paternal pseudohuddle			0.71
Paternal non-huddling contact	0.71
Paternal retrieval		0.82
Paternal licking			0.51
Paternal autogrooming	0.61

Factor loading of <0.4 have not been included. The three factors account for 39% of the total variance.