Table 3.

EFA Factor Loading Matrix for ARCS Items for the Final 5-Factor Adolescent Model

ARCS Item	Protect	Solicitousness	Monitor	Minimize	Distract
1. Ask your child what you can do to help			.69
2. Express irritation or frustration with your child				.48
3. Do your child’s chores or pick up your child’s things instead of making him/her do it		.48			.76
4. Talk to your child about something else to take your child’s mind off it
8. Bring your child special treats or little gifts		.64
10. Ask your child questions about how he/she feels			.74
11. Let your child stay home from school	.64
12. Encourage your child to do something he or she enjoys (like watch TV or play a game)					.55
13. Tell your child that he/she doesn’t have to finish all your homework	.47
14. Tell your child there’s nothing you can do about it				.47
15. Give your child special privileges		.68
16. Stay home from work or come home early (or stay home instead of going out or running errands)	.60
17. Tell others in the family not to bother your child or to be especially nice to your child	.50
18. Tell your child not to make such a fuss about it				.73
21. Tell your child that he/she needs to learn to be stronger				.55
22. Let your child sleep later than usual in the morning	.71
23. Keep your child inside the house	.66
24. Try to involve your child in some activity					.79
26. Try to make your child as comfortable as possible			.54
28. Check on your child to see how he/she is doing			.84

NOTE. All original ARCS item numbers were unchanged for ease of comparability across models and studies. Weak loadings, defined as less than .32,⁴³ were suppressed. In addition to Items 5, 27, and 29, Items 6, 7, 9, 19, 20, and 25 were removed because of poor loadings or high cross loadings.