Table 1.

Principal component analysis with varimax rotation showing variable loadings on each component extracted from analyses (N = 1217). High loadings are in bold.

Sub-Scale	Item from the Children’s Reported Humane Behaviour toward Animals (CRHBA) Measure	Component
		1	2	3
Caring Behaviour	Pat/Stroke	0.835	0.154	0.179
	Cuddle	0.821	0.245	0.064
	Play	0.777	0.240	0.084
	Take for a Walk	0.645	0.074	–0.371
	Groom (Comb Hair)	0.642	0.336	–0.142
	Spend Time with	0.613	0.391	0.229
	Allow to Stay in Room	0.509	0.192	0.032
Friendship Behaviours	Tell Secrets to	0.189	0.779	–0.111
	Give Food or Water to	0.093	0.645	0.040
	Cry with When Sad	0.366	0.609	–0.025
	Talk to	0.341	0.599	0.236
Aggression	Shout at	0.075	0.027	0.886

Note: the sub-scale ‘aggression’ was removed in future analyses. Bold numbers highlight each items’ best fit within the components.