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. 2017 Dec 13;8:2178. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02178

Table 1.

CIB composites.

CIB composite Infant age Scales included in composite Cronbach's α
Maternal sensitivity 4 and 13 m Acknowledgement, Imitation (applies only to 4 m), Elaborating, Positive affect, Vocal appropriateness, Appropriate range of affect, Resourcefulness, Supportive presence 4 m = 0.86 13 m = 0.91
Maternal intrusiveness 4 and 13 m Overriding
Maternal limit-setting 13 m Consistency of style, On-task persistence, Appropriate structure 13 m = 0.89
Infant involvement 4 and 13 m Gaze/Joint attention, Positive affect (only at 4 m), Alert, Vocalizations/Verbal output, Initiation, Fatigue (reversed) (only at 13 m), Competent use of environment (applies only to 13 m), Creative symbolic play (applies only to 13 m) 4 m = 0.84 13 m = 0.86
Infant negativity 4 and 13 m Negative emotionality, Labile affect (applies only to 13 m) 4–13 m = 0.75
Infant compliance 13 m Compliance to parent, On-task persistence 13 m = 0.79
Dyadic reciprocity 4 and 13 m Dyadic reciprocity, Fluency, Adaptation-Regulation 4 m = 0.89 13 m = 0.94
Dyadic negative states 4 and 13 m Constriction

Overview of the CIB composites displaying the ages for which the composites are present, the scales included in the composites, and the internal consistency measured as the Cronbach's α for each composite at each infant age.