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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Sex Behav. 2018 May 30;48(3):763–779. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1190-y

Table 2.

Standardized factor loadings from factor analyses (95% confidence intervals)

Factor
Item
Study 2
N = 341
Study 3
N = 434
Overtly Controlling Partner
My partner threatens me. .86 .99 (.92, 1.07)
My partner hits me to get his way. .84 .84 (.74, .94)
My partner belittles me when I act gay. .77 .75 (.65, .86)
My partner threatens me to get his way. .75 .87 (.79, .96)
My partner denigrates my feminine qualities. .73 .75 (.67, .84)
When my partner and I disagree, I fear that my partner will hurt me physically. .67 .69 (.52, .87)
My partner tells me I look too feminine. .67 .67 (.51, .83)
My partner tells me what to wear. .64 .35 (.21, .50)
My partner tells me how to act. .63 .66 (.57, .76)
My partner has control over what I do with my body. .59 .67 (.55, .78)
I act less feminine when I’m around my partner than I do at other times. .58 .59 (.46, .72)
My partner is controlling. .56 .76 (.69, .83)
My partner bullies me to get his way. .55 .85 (.79, .90)
My partner insults me to get his way. .54 .89 (.84, .94)
My partner forces me to use drugs when I don’t want to. .53 .80 (.66, .94)
My partner belittles me to get his way. .53 .89 (.84, .94)
I try to avoid conflict with my partner because I am afraid of him. .52 .74 (.65, .83)
My partner says things to make me feel ugly. .51 .85 (.77, .92)
My partner manipulates me by being a drama queen when I want to talk about something important. .51 .67 (.58, .76)
I am afraid of my partner. .50 .86 (.76, .96)
My partner does not want me to hang out with my friends. .50 .63 (.52, .74)
My partner forces me to drink alcohol when I don’t want to. .49 .68 (.52, .83)
My partner does things to make me feel ugly. .47 .83 (.76, .90)
My partner sabotages my attempts to stay healthy. .46 .53 (.40, .66)
My partner tries to make me feel guilty. .44 .76 (.69, .84)
My partner is jealous of most of the people I interact with. .44 .61 (.51, .70)
Supportive Partner
My partner makes me feel valued. .88 .89 (.85, .93)
My partner says things to make me feel desirable. .87 .99 (.96, 1.01)
My partner does things to make me feel desirable. .84 .97 (.95, 1.00)
My partner says things to make me feel attractive. .80 .95 (.92, .98)
My partner does things to make me feel attractive. .73 .92 (.88, .96)
My partner looks after my well-being. .73 .89 (.85, .93)
My partner values what I have to say. .73 .94 (.91, .98)
My partner appreciates my intelligence. .70 .86 (.81, .90)
My partner supports my endeavors. .69 .90 (.86, .94)
I feel empowered by my partner. .64 .78 (.71, .84)
When my partner and I disagree, we sit down and talk through the problem. .56 .61 (.51, .72)
I feel able to change things in my relationship if I don’t like them. .54 .75 (.66, .84)
My partner is my equal. .52 .67 (.58, .75)
My partner and I rarely disagree. .49 .48 (.34, .63)
I can talk to my partner about anything. .44 .72 (.65, .79)
Conflict Avoidant Actor
When my partner and I disagree, I don’t express my feelings to avoid making my partner angry. .81 .86 (.79, .92)
I hold back my feelings in order to avoid conflict with my partner. .71 .75 (.67, .83)
I get quiet during difficult conversations because I am afraid of what my partner’s reaction might be. .69 .71 (.63, .79)
When my partner and I disagree, my partner has more say about how we resolve the disagreement. .65 .64 (.55, .74)
When my partner and I disagree, I am usually quiet. .59 .66 (.57, .74)
I avoid conflict with my partner. .50 .74 (.67, .82)
I give in to my partner to keep him from getting angry. .50 .78 (.71, .86)
I am afraid to disagree with my partner. .50 .77 (.67, .87)
I avoid disagreeing with my partner. .49 .68 (.59, .76)
I use silence to influence the way difficult conversations go. .47 .61 (.51, .70)
I watch what I say because my partner might get angry. .45 .82 (.76, .89)
When my partner and I disagree, he usually gets his way. .42 .70 (.61, .79)
Overtly Controlling Actor
I bully my partner to get my way. .74 .77 (.69, .85)
I belittle my partner to get my way. .67 .82 (.76, .89)
I threaten my partner to get my way. .63 .92 (.81, 1.03)
I hit my partner to get my way. .58 .79 (.60, .98)
My partner gives in to keep me from getting angry. .56 .61 (.50, .72)
I insult my partner to get my way. .54 .92 (.86, .98)
My partner is afraid to disagree with me. .53 .51 (.39, .63)
I prefer to be in charge in my relationship. .43 .48 (.37, .58)
My partner should feel obligated to me for all the things I do for us. .43 .51 (.37, .64)
Power Imbalance in Couples Higher-Order Factor .
Overtly Controlling Partner 98 (.90, 1.06)
Supportive Partner −.46 (−.55, −.37)
Conflict Avoidant Actor .69 (.61, .77)
Overtly Controlling Actor .77 (.68, .86)
Factor Intercorrelations
Overtly Controlling Partner – Supportive Partner −.42
Overtly Controlling Partner – Conflict Avoidant Actor .56
Overtly Controlling Partner – Overtly Controlling Actor .39
Supportive Partner – Conflict Avoidant Actor −.37
Supportive Partner – Overtly Controlling Actor −.23
Conflict Avoidant Actor – Overtly Controlling Actor .35

Notes: One participant in Study 2 did not complete the PICS. Study 2 factor loadings and intercorrelations were estimated by iterated principal factor (IPF) exploratory factor analysis (EFA) using SAS 9.3. Study 3 factor loadings were estimated using a higher-order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) model fitted in Mplus 7.3. CFA confidence intervals were computed using a robust variance estimator to account for the non-independence of individual respondents nested within couples.