Table 1
Factor loadings (FL), item uniqueness (IU), and range of residuals (RES) for items in single-factor models in child-reported parenting questionnaire, by age group of respondents, household population aged 10 to 15, Canada excluding territories, 1998/1999, 2000/2001, 2002/2003 and 2004/2005

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Parenting behaviour Ages 10 to 11 Ages 12 to 13 Ages 14 to 15
FL IU RES FL IU RES FL IU RES
from to from to from to
Nurturance
My parents . . .
1. smile at me
 0.75 0.44 -2.42 1.57 0.76 0.42 -2.71 -0.05 0.77 0.41 -6.16 1.19
2. praise me
 0.68 0.55 -3.50 1.57 0.78 0.40 -3.39 -0.05 0.91 0.18 -7.91 1.19
3. listen to my ideas and opinions
 0.78 0.40 -3.63 2.44 0.83 0.31 -4.29 4.11 0.89 0.20 -7.91 3.90
4. and I solve a problem together whenever we disagree
 0.67 0.55 -3.53 2.44 0.70 0.51 -3.50 4.11 0.79 0.37 -7.29 3.90
5. make sure I know I am appreciated
 0.78 0.40 -2.90 0.15 0.83 0.32 -3.39 -1.43 0.89 0.21 -6.79 -2.55
6. speak of the good things I do
 0.85 0.27 -3.53 0.77 0.89 0.20 -4.29 0.54 0.91 0.17 -7.22 1.68
7. seem proud of the things I do
 0.87 0.25 -3.63 0.77 0.87 0.24 -3.13 0.54 0.91 0.17 -7.29 1.68
Rejection
My parents . . .                        
8. soon forget a rule they have made
 0.44 0.81 -4.11 3.38 0.55 0.70 -4.93 1.69 0.45 0.80 -5.03 1.32
9. nag me about little things
 0.56 0.69 -2.09 0.54 0.58 0.66 -2.87 -0.03 0.66 0.57 -4.54 0.09
10. only keep rules when it suits them
 0.37 0.87 -4.72 6.08 0.50 0.75 -5.99 5.18 0.62 0.61 -5.85 4.56
11. threaten punishment more often than they use it
 0.63 0.61 -3.99 1.44 0.67 0.55 -5.99 -0.03 0.70 0.51 -5.76 0.09
12. enforce a rule or do not enforce a rule depending upon their mood
 0.55 0.70 -5.07 6.08 0.69 0.53 -7.75 5.18 0.69 0.52 -5.51 4.56
13. hit me or threaten to do so
 0.79 0.38 -5.07 3.11 0.68 0.54 -6.06 4.40 0.79 0.37 -5.51 0.90
14. get angry and yell at me
 0.72 0.48 -4.65 3.11 0.77 0.40 -7.75 4.40 0.81 0.35 -5.85 0.90
Monitoring
My parents . . .                        
15. want to know exactly where I am and what I am doing
 0.66 0.56 -3.28 0.22 0.71 0.50 -2.07 1.24 0.75 0.44 -1.20 1.22
16. let me go out any evening I want
 0.12 0.99 -0.78 0.87 0.14 0.98 -0.91 0.78 0.25 0.94 -3.38 3.02
17. do tell me what time to be home when I go out
 0.57 0.68 -3.17 1.10 0.63 0.61 -2.26 1.24 0.69 0.52 -2.74 3.02
18. find out about my misbehavior
 0.54 0.71 -3.28 0.68 0.42 0.82 -2.07 1.39 0.39 0.85 -1.20 0.75
19. take an interest in where I am going and who I am with
 0.73 0.47 -3.17 0.59 0.75 0.44 -2.26 1.39 0.84 0.30 -3.38 0.75
Source: 1998/1999 to 2005/2006 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth.