References
- Ainsworth, M. D. (1989). Attachments beyond infancy. The American Psychologist, 44, 709–716.
- Andrich, D., Lyne, A., Sheridan, B., & Luo, G. (2009). RUMM2030. Perth, Australia: RUMM Laboratory.
- Bartlett, M. S. (1954). A note on multiplying factors for various chi square approximations. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, 16(Series B), 296–298.
- Bell, S. M., & Ainsworth, M. D. S. (1972). Infant crying and maternal responsiveness. Child Development, 43, 1171–1190.
- Bielawska-Batorowicz, E., & Siddiqui, A. (2008). A study of prenatal attachment with Swedish and Polish expectant mothers. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 26, 373–384. doi:10.1080/02646830802426144
- Bowlby, J. (2005). A secure base. Clinical Applications of attachment theory (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge Classics.
- Brandon, A. R., Pitts, S., Denton, W. H., Stringer, C. A., & Evans, H. M. (2009). A history of prenatal attachment. Journal of Prenatal Perinatal Psychological Health, 23, 201–222.
- Bretherton, I. (1992). The origins of attachment theory: John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. Developmental Psychology, 28, 759–775.
- Byrne, B. M. (2010). Structural equation modelling with AMOS (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
- Cattell, R. B. (1966). The scree test for the number of factors. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1, 245–276.
- Choi, N., Fuqua, D., & Griffin, B. W. (2001). Exploratory analysis of the structure of scores from the multidimensional scales of perceived self efficacy. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 61, 475–489.
- Cranley, M. S. (1981). Development of a tool for the measurement of maternal attachment during pregnancy. Nursing Research, 30, 281–284.
- Della Vedova, A. M., Ducceschi, B., Cesana, B. M., & Imbasciati, A. (2011). Maternal bonding and risk of depression in late pregnancy: A survey of Italian nulliparous women. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 29, 208–222. doi:10.1080/02646838.2011.592973
- Elster, A. B., McAnarney, E. R., & Lamb, M. E. (1983). Parental behaviour of adolescent mothers. Pediatrics, 71, 494–503.
- Feldman, R., Weller, A., Leckman, F. J., Kuint, J., & Edelman, I. A. (1999). The nature of mother’s tie to her infant: Maternal bonding under conditions of proximity, separation, and potential loss. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 40, 929–939.
- Figueiredo, B., Costa, R., Pacheco, A., & Pais, Á. (2009). Mother-to-infant emotional involvement at birth. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 13, 539–549.
- Gau, M., & Lee, T. (2003). Construct validity of the Prenatal Attachment Inventory: A confirmatory factor analysis approach. Journal of Nursing Research, 11, 177–186.
- Gerbing, D. W., & Hamilton, J. G. (1996). Viability of exploratory factor analysis as a precursor to confirmatory factor analysis. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 3, 62–72.
- Hagquist, C., Bruce, M., & Gustavsson, J. P. (2009). Using the Rasch model in nursing research: An introduction and illustrative example. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46, 380–393.
- Horn, J. L. (1965). A rationale and test for the number of factors in factor analysis. Psychometrika, 30, 179–185.
- Kaiser, H. (1970). A second generation Little Jiffy. Psychometrika, 35, 401–415.
- Klaus, M. H., & Kennell, J. H. (1976). Maternal–infant bonding: The impact of early separation and loss on family development. St Louis, MO: Mosby.
- Leifer, M. (1977). Psychological changes accompanying pregnancy and motherhood. Genetic Psychology Monographs, 95, 55–96.
- Lindgren, K. (2001). Relationships among maternal–fetal attachment, prenatal depression, and health practices in pregnancy. Research in Nursing & Health, 24, 203–217.
- Marais, I., & Andrich, D. (2008). Formalising dimension and response violations of local independence in the unidimensional Rasch model. Journal of Applied Measurement, 9, 200–215.
- Muller, M. E. (1993). Development of the Prenatal Attachment Inventory. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 15, 199–215. doi:10.1177/019394599301500205
- Muller, M. E., & Ferketich, S. (1993). Factor analysis of the Maternal Fetal Attachment Scale. Nursing Research, 42, 144–147.
- Nunnally, J. (1978). Psychometric theory. New York, NY: Mc Graw-Hill.
- Pallant, J. F., & Tennant, A. (2007). An introduction to the Rasch measurement model: An example using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 46, 1–18.
- Rasch, G. (1960). Probabilistic models for some intelligence and attainment tests. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
- Siddiqui, A., & Hägglöf, B. (2000). Does maternal prenatal attachment predict postnatal mother–infant interaction? Early Human Development, 59, 13–25.
- Siddiqui, A., Hägglöf, B., & Eisemann, M. (1999). An exploration of prenatal attachment in Swedish expectant women. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 17, 369–380.
- Siddiqui, A., Hägglöf, B., & Eisemann, M. (2000). Own memories of upbringing as a determinant of prenatal attachment in expectant women. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 18, 67–74. doi:10.1080/02646830050001690
- Stober, J. (1998). The Frost multidimensional perfectionism scale revisited: More perfect with four (instead of six) dimensions. Personality and Individual Differences, 24, 481–491.
- Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (2013). Using multivariate statistics (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
- Tennant, A., & Conaghan, P. G. (2007). The Rasch measurement model in rheumatology: What is it and why use it? When should it be applied, and what should one look for in a Rasch paper? Arthritis & Rheumatism, 57, 1358–1362.
- Van den Bergh, B., & Simons, A. (2009). A review of scales to measure the mother–foetus relationship. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 27, 114–126. doi:10.1080/02646830802007480
- Vedova, A. M. D., Dabrassi, F., & Imbasciati, A. (2008). Assessing prenatal attachment in a sample of Italian women. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 26, 86–98. doi:10.1080/02646830701805349
- Watkins, M. W. (2000). Monte Carlo PCA for Parallel Analysis [computer program]
- Zwick, W. R., & Velicer, W. F. (1986). Comparison of five rules for determining the number of components to retain. Psychological Bulletin, 99, 432–442.