Table 2
Factor loadings (FL), item uniqueness (IU), and range of residuals (RES) for items in revised parental nurturance and monitoring 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 (revised model)*
My parents . . .
1. smile at me
 0.74 0.45 -2.55 1.75 0.75 0.44 -2.37 1.15 0.76 0.42 -3.45 3.35
2. praise me
 0.68 0.54 -3.52 1.75 0.76 0.42 -2.67 1.15 0.90 0.20 -2.65 3.35
3. listen to my ideas and opinions
 0.76 0.42 -2.80 1.12 0.80 0.36 -2.79 0.10 0.80 0.36 -1.80 0.47
5. make sure I know I am appreciated
 0.77 0.41 -2.99 1.12 0.82 0.32 -2.67 0.10 0.88 0.22 -2.49 0.47
6. speak of the good things I do
 0.86 0.26 -2.99 0.65 0.89 0.20 -2.79 1.01 0.91 0.18 -3.45 3.66
7. seem proud of the things I do
 0.86 0.26 -3.52 0.65 0.87 0.25 -2.35 1.01 0.91 0.18 -2.65 3.66
Monitoring (revised model)†
My parents . . .
15. want to know exactly where I am and what I am doing
 0.66 0.56 -3.20 0.29 0.71 0.44 -2.13 1.30 0.75 0.44 -0.92 1.15
17. do tell me what time to be home when I go out
 0.56 0.68 -3.18 1.35 0.62 0.36 -2.14 1.30 0.67 0.55 -1.02 1.15
18. find out about my misbehavior
 0.53 0.72 -3.20 0.93 0.42 0.32 -2.13 1.39 0.38 0.85 -0.92 1.12
19. take an interest in where I am going and who I am with
 0.73 0.47 -3.18 0.93 0.75 0.20 -2.14 1.39 0.84 0.30 -1.02 1.12
* excludes item 4 from original scale (my parents and I solve a problem together whenever we disagree)
† excludes item 16 from original scale (my parents let me go out any evening I want)
Source: 1998/1999 to 2005/2006 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth.