Table 4.

Factor analysis, 17 parenting items, principal component analysis, varimax rotation, four extracted factors. Parameters and correlations for the scales

Question \ rotated component matrix	1	2	3	4
1. My parents accept me as I am	0.615	0.053	−0.246	0.004
2. I tell my parents about my problems	0.688	0.309	−0.055	−0.042
3. My parents understand me	0.748	0.201	−0.159	−0.008
4. I do trust my parents	0.601	0.264	−0.294	0.049
5. My parents appreciate that I make own decisions	0.378	−0.018	−0.171	−0.243
6. My parents have understood my problems	0.552	−0.007	−0.011	−0.031
7. Very important to come home on time in evenings	−0.022	0.704	−0.049	0.145
8. Very important to do my homework for school	0.109	0.637	−0.067	0.021
9. Very important to behave well towards other	0.046	0.589	−0.262	−0.079
10. Very important to be helpful at home	0.069	0.534	0.049	−0.159
11. My parents usually know where I am…	0.386	0.546	−0.054	0.039
12. Important for my parents to know where I am	0.273	0.614	−0.091	0.196
13. My parents have not talked much with me	−0.154	−0.083	0.704	0.005
14. My parents have not helped me much	−0.132	−0.067	0.703	0.109
15. My parents have spent too little time with me	−0.222	−0.114	0.701	0.073
16. My parents have always tried to control what I do	0.002	0.076	0.127	0.783
17. My parents have protected me too much	−0.080	−0.026	0.018	0.806
Initial Eigenvalues	4.14	1.81	1.21	1.08
Per cent explained of variation	24.4	10.6	7.1	6.3
Scales	Respon-sive	Deman-ding	Neglec-ting	Intru-sive
Number of answers	1286	1307	1308	1300
Number of items	6	6	3	2
Cronbach’s alpha	0.686	0.685	0.624	0.540
Mean	4.40	4.19	1.50	2.54
Standard deviation	0.50	0.73	0.66	1.12
Correlations (Pearson’s r)
Factor 1 Responsive	1	0.436	−0.437	−0.104
Factor 2 Demanding		1	−0.262	0.077
Factor 3 Neglecting			1	0.173
Factor 4 Intrusive				1