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. 2021 Feb 3;11:633709. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.633709

Table 4.

Standardized factor loadings for 29-item de Bruin et al. (2014) model, for mothers of children (Model C.5) and infants (Model I.5).

Mothers of children (n = 396) Mothers of infants (n = 320)
Item LFA NJAPF EAC CC EAS ENRP LFA NJAPF EAC CC EAS ENRP
1 Listening to my child with one ear 0.72 0.65
9 Rush through activities without being attentive 0.79 0.69
13 Easily distracted when with my child 0.77 0.72
19 Not listening, busy thinking about other things 0.78 0.76
24 Pay close attention to child when together 0.54 0.32 0.72
15 Hard on myself regarding parenting mistakes 0.70 0.75
17 Blame myself when times are difficult with child 0.69 0.76
18 Accept parenting mistakes and move on 0.60 0.63
20 Give myself a break if I regret my parenting actions 0.55 0.68
23 Criticize myself for my parenting 0.84 0.76
26 Think other parents have it easier with parenting 0.64 0.62
12 Hard to tell what my child is feeling 0.73 0.62
22 Find it easy to tell when my child is worried 0.74 0.69
30 Can tell what my child is feeling 0.85 0.77
4 Listening carefully to child's ideas 0.64 0.37
7 Allow my child to express their feelings 0.57 0.62
25 Kind to my child when they upset 0.65 0.67
27 Nurturing with child when they having a difficult time 0.69 0.74
28 Try to understand child's point of view 0.71 0.68
31 Patient with child when they having a hard time 0.70 0.77
2 Notice how I feel before I take action 0.66 0.65
8 When upset, I calmly tell child how I feel 0.65 0.49
16 Try to keep my emotions in balance when upset 0.68 0.72
21 Pause before reacting, in difficult situations 0.77 0.71
5 React too quickly to my child 0.71 0.67
10 Difficulty accepting child's growing independence 0.34 0.16
11 Only realize later that feelings affect parenting decisions 0.64 0.68
14 Do things I regret when my child misbehaves 0.77 0.76
29 Get carried away with my feelings when child upsets me 0.76 0.83
Cronbach's alpha for scale: 0.87 0.84 0.81 0.82 0.78 0.77 0.83 0.85 0.73 0.81 0.73 0.73

LFA is the Listening with Full Attention scale of the Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting questionnaire (IMP); NJAPF is the Non-judgmental Acceptance of Parental Functioning scale of the IMP; EAC is the Emotional Awareness of the Child scale of the IMP; CC is the Compassion for the Child scale of the IMP; EAS is the Emotional Awareness of the Self scale of the IMP; ENRP is the Emotional Non-reactivity in Parenting scale of the IMP.