Sequence

Analyses Carried out

Sample

1

− Sample Splitting

− Data Cleaning (missing values and outliers)

− Power Analysis (population RMSEA method, MacCallum, Browne, & Sugawara, 1996 )

Total

70%

2

− Univariate Normality

− Multivariate Normality with multiple tests

Total

3

Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) to determine the structure

30%

4

Confirmatory Factor Analysis evaluating multiple models

70%

5

− Internal Consistency Reliability using α coefficient (Cronbach, 1951)

− Model-Based Reliability (Mair, 2018; Sha & Ackerman, 2018) using three ω coefficients (Bollen, 1980; Bentler, 1972, 2009; McDonald, 1999)

− Model Based Convergent Validity using Average Variance Extracted (AVE; Fornell & Larcker, 1981 )

Total

6

Full measurement Invariance to the strict level across the child gender the parents completed NICOMACHUS for.

Total

7

− Convergent/Discriminant Validity with 6 parenting measures having 13 scales of positive and non-positive parenting

Total

8

− Descriptive Statistics

− Standardization of NICOMACHUS/NPP and per factor

Total