Table 3 Convergent validity of the Chinese version of the BMS

Item 23

 < –

Enjoyment and bonding

0.793

0.581

0.926

Item 12

 < –

Enjoyment and bonding

0.803

Item 22

 < –

Enjoyment and bonding

0.765

Item 5

 < –

Enjoyment and bonding

0.745

Item 14

 < –

Enjoyment and bonding

0.784

Item 20

 < –

Enjoyment and bonding

0.740

Item 17

 < –

Enjoyment and bonding

0.795

Item 18

 < –

Enjoyment and bonding

0.738

Item 21

 < –

Enjoyment and bonding

0.690

Item 10

 < –

Maternal self-perception

0.782

0.608

0.885

Item 7

 < –

Maternal self-perception

0.818

Item 15

 < –

Maternal self-perception

0.798

Item 2

 < –

Maternal self-perception

0.694

Item 13

 < –

Maternal self-perception

0.799

Item 4

 < –

Significant others’ pressure

0.687

0.476

0.784

Item 6

 < –

Significant others’ pressure

0.710

Item 3

 < –

Significant others’ pressure

0.720

Item 8

 < –

Significant others’ pressure

0.640

Item 11

 < –

Baby’s health

0.801

0.653

0.790

Item1

 < –

Baby’s health

0.815

Item 19

 < –

Instrumental needs

0.670

0.479

0.733

Item 16

 < –

Instrumental needs

0.750

Item 9

 < –

Instrumental needs

0.653