Table 2.

Promax-rotated pattern matrix for final three-factor solution (N = 192).

	Overprotection	Distress	Approach
My child’s anxiety will decrease if he/she avoids what makes him/her anxious.	.42	.03	.09
My child should be excused from activities that make him/her nervous.	.48	.26	−.03
A good parent will not push his/her child to do things that make him/her nervous.	.50	.07	−.15
Anxious children are sensitive and need to be protected.	.65	.04	.06
My child is my best friend.	.49	−.16	−.02
It is important that other people in my child’s life (e.g., teachers) do not push him/her to do things that make him/her nervous.	.53	.12	−.08
It is important that I keep my child safe from his/her worries.	.72	−.14	<.01
My child should not be worried.	.45	−.15	.18
My child will be traumatized if I push him/her to do something that makes him/her nervous.	.75	−.09	.10
It is important that I protect my child from feeling anxious.	.61	.21	−.13
If my child is forced to face his/her anxiety, it will make it worse.	.56	−.03	−.08
If my child had different parents, perhaps he/she would not be so anxious.	−.03	.47	.18
As a parent, I am very limited in how much I can help my child with his/her anxiety.	−.04	.45	−.08
It is hard for me to be with my child when he/she is nervous.	−.08	.69	−.05
I feel uncertain about how to help my child when he/she is anxious.	.07	.47	.13
I feel uncomfortable when my child feels anxious.	.06	.56	.13
I try not to think about my child’s anxiety.	.05	.49	−.09
A way to help my child feel less anxious is to encourage him/her to face his/her fears.	.01	.04	.64
A good parent allows his/her child to have freedom and experience things on his/her own.	−.10	.11	.48
Children can learn a great deal from their mistakes.	.10	−.12	.68
It is important for children to see adults cope with anxiety.	−.04	.13	.58