Validation of the Breastfeeding Experience Scale in a Sample of Iranian Mothers
Table 1
Results of exploratory factor analysis (EFA).
Item
Factors
1
2
3
4
5
Q16: feeling tense and overwhelmed
0.819
0.178
0.095
0.045
0.089
Q18: difficulty in combining work and breastfeeding
0.751
0.171
0.105
0.067
0.163
Q12: feeling very tired
0.716
0.247
0.207
0.026
0.257
Q14: difficulty in positioning baby
0.488
0.236
0.352
0.177
−0.250
Q17: feeling embarrassed when nursing
0.440
0.117
0.302
−0.075
−0.304
Q10: worry of not having enough milk
0.189
0.821
0.137
0.038
0.073
Q13: worry that baby was not getting enough milk
0.195
0.772
0.204
0.059
−0.016
Q15: worry about baby's weight gain
0.209
0.630
0.117
0.085
−0.006
Q5: baby reluctant to nurse due to sleepiness
0.107
0.108
0.738
−0.039
0.119
Q6: baby reluctant to nurse due to fussiness
0.134
0.079
0.711
−0.040
0.003
Q11: baby having difficulty in sucking
0.351
0.242
0.574
0.221
−0.052
Q4: baby having difficulty in latching on
0.198
0.313
0.568
0.330
0.086
Q1: sore nipple
0.106
0.050
−0.145
0.866
0.028
Q2: cracked nipple
0.041
0.178
0.011
0.844
−0.023
Q3: breast engorgement
0.161
0.002
0.132
0.553
0.294
Q7: breast infection
−0.165
−0.030
0.241
0.397
0.083
Q8: leaking breasts
0.176
−0.233
0.196
0.198
0.689
Q9: baby nursing too frequently
0.078
0.351
−0.037
0.068
0.688
Eigenvalueb
2.592
2.246
2.191
2.186
1.327
Varianceb
14.402
12.478
12.171
12.145
7.374
Factors: 1: mother concern, 2: insufficient milk concern, 3: baby concern, 4: breast concern, and 5: process concern. Item numbers refer to question numbers in the original questionnaire. bThe percentage variance and eigenvalues explained for rotated factor matrices. Extraction method: principal component analysis, and rotation method: varimax with Kaiser normalization.
