Table 2.

Pattern matrix factor loadings from principal component factor analysis using varimax rotation.

		Women	Men
Item		Factor 1	Factor 1	Factor 2
1.	During labor and delivery, how emotionally supportive was your husband (were you toward your wife)?	.92	.74	.20
2.	During labor and delivery, how much did your husband (you) want to help and be supportive?	.85	.27	.70
3.	During labor and delivery, how understanding and sympathetic was your husband (were you toward your wife)?	.86	---	---
4.	During labor and delivery, how concerned was your husband about you (were you about your wife)?	.80	.52	.03
5.	During labor and delivery, how much did your husband (you) actually comfort you (your wife)?	.75	.71	.24
6.	During labor and delivery, how loving and affectionate was your husband toward you (were you toward your wife)?	.82	.77	.26
7.	During labor and delivery, how much did your husband (you) want to “be there” supporting you (your wife)?	.82	.22	.91
8.	During labor and delivery, how important was it to your husband (you) to “be there” for you (your wife)?	.82	.15	.93
9.	To what extent did your husband (you) support you (your wife) during labor and delivery to show his love for you (your love for her)?	.89	.71	.26

Note. Factor loadings >.40 are bolded. Items dropped from final solution due to cross-loadings are denoted by “---“. Item wording outside parentheses represents phrasing for women’s perceptions of support. Modified wording for men’s support perceptions is included within parentheses. Factor 1 for men was labeled “enacted emotional support”. Factor 2 for men was labeled “support motivation”.