Translation and validation of the Breastfeeding Motivation Scale in China

Table 4 Discriminant validity of the Chinese version of the BMS

	Enjoyment and bonding	Maternal self-perception	Significant others’ pressure	Baby’s health	Instrumental needs
Enjoyment and bonding	*0.762*
Maternal self-perception	0.053*	*0.779*
Significant others’ pressure	0.050*	0.055*	*0.690*
Baby’s health	0.042*	0.044*	0.044*	*0.808*
Instrumental needs	0.047*	0.046*	0.048*	0.039*	*0.692*

^*Indicates P < 0.001; italicized bold diagonal elements are the square root of average variance extracted (AVE)

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