Development and validation of scales measuring individual, nursing unit, hospital, and community factors related to fertility intentions of female Japanese hospital nurses

Table 4 Child factors

	Item	α **	Factor Loadings*		N	M	SD	Corrected ITC**
	Item	α **	Sub-sample A	Sub-sample B	N	M	SD	Corrected ITC**
Q21-41	My child is accustomed to a childcare center, kindergarten or school.	0.807	0.922	0.696	435	4.834	0.972	0.697
Q21-40	Physical condition of my child is stable.		0.769	0.686	435	4.722	1.119	0.639
Q21-43	Psychological state of my child is stable.		0.718	0.768	436	4.362	1.121	0.639

	Scale Score	N	M	SD
	Whole Scale	435	13.922	2.734

		Fertility Intentions in Current Nursing Unit
		Low (1–3)			High (4–6)
Scale Score	n	m	sd	n	m	sd	p***
Whole Scale	195	13.872	2.893	204	14.123	2.588	0.181

		Fertility Intentions in Current Hospital
		Low (1–3)			High (4–6)
Scale Score	n	m	sd	n	m	sd	p***
Whole Scale	182	13.808	2.910	218	14.161	2.581	0.102

*Sub-sample A, n = 228, Principal Axis Factoring, KMO measure = 0.698, Bartlett’s test χ2 = 293.186, df = 3, p < 0.001, Sub-sample B, n = 207, Principal Axis Factoring, KMO measure = 0.692, Bartlett’s test χ2 = 150.929, df = 3, p < 0.001
**Whole data, n = 435. Cronbach’sα = 0.807
***One-sided Welch’s t-test

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