The mother–daughter Shared Agency in Weight Management Scale (SAWMS): development, validation, and implications for body dissatisfaction

Table 1 EFA Factor Loadings for Perceived Mother–Daughter Shared Agency in Weight Management

SAWM items	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3
SAWM items	Directing	Support/Accommodation	Collaboration
1. My mom wants me to be a certain body weight	0.69	− 0.12	− 0.06
2. My mom tries to make me eat more or less because of my body weight	0.77	0.12	− 0.07
3. My mom attempts to control my eating portions because of my weight	0.71	− 0.01	0.10
4. My mom nags at me about how I am managing my weight	0.86	0.003	− 0.15
5. My mom talks with me about my weight*	0.62	− 0.05	0.22
6. My mom works with me on my body weight issues	0.07	0.01	0.78
7. My mom negotiates with me on how I manage my body weight*	0.61	0.12	0.23
8. My mom works together with me in managing my body weight	0.02	− 0.19	0.93
9. My mom is very supportive of how I manage my weight	− 0.19	0.58	0.24
10. My mom encourages me to be the weight I want to be	0.09	0.73	0.15
11. My mom helps me to be the weight I want to be*	0.02	0.20	0.66
12. My mom just wants me to be happy about my body weight	− 0.09	0.67	0.10
13. My mom can let go of her own issues with my body weight	0.14	0.45	0.03
14. My mom does not feel responsible for managing my weight	0.10	0.65	− 0.32
15. My mom feels like my body weight is my own business	− 0.21	0.60	− 0.06
Cronbach's alpha	0.86	0.80	0.83

Factor loadings in bold indicate that items loaded on the corresponding subscale
N = 676. Items 1–4 were theorized to indicate maternal directing; 5–8 maternal collaboration; 9–11 maternal support; 12–15 maternal accommodation. *Items that loaded on the factor other than the theorized one. The order of the items in the executed survey was randomized for participants

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