Perceived behavioral control items | Factor 1 loadings | Factor 2 loadings | Factor 3 loadings |
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Control over positive influences on vegetable consumption | Control over negative influences on vegetable consumption | Control over negative parenting practices | |
Perceived behavioral control of positive influences on vegetable consumption: “How easy would it be to get my child to eat more vegetables if I…” | |||
…ask them to select vegetables at the grocery store. | .781 | -.037 | -.055 |
…show them I enjoy eating vegetables. | .698 | .000 | .159 |
…ask them to help with vegetable preparation. | .659 | -.117 | -.019 |
…tell them eating vegetables will make them strong and healthy. | .642 | .020 | .131 |
…tell them that vegetables taste good. | .627 | .060 | -.034 |
…praise them when I see them eat vegetables. | .614 | .001 | .006 |
…ask them to choose their vegetables for meals and snacks. | .614 | -.034 | -.036 |
…schedule meals for them. | .609 | -.056 | .253 |
…mix vegetables with their favorite foods. | .572 | -.048 | .074 |
…encourage them to try a couple of bites of a vegetable. | .525 | -.111 | .078 |
…allow them to serve themselves vegetables. | .522 | .023 | -.071 |
…tell them that their favorite cartoon characters eat vegetables. | .501 | .106 | .097 |
…limit cookies, chips and candy in our house. | .419 | -.138 | .224 |
Perceived behavioral control of negative influences on vegetable consumption: “How easy would it be to get my child to eat more vegetables if I…” | |||
…give them something sweet to eat or drink if they are upset. | -.096 | .732 | .119 |
…keep lots of sweets (candy, ice cream, cake, pies, pastries) in our house. | -.072 | .727 | .025 |
…give them something sweet to eat or drink if they are bored. | -.084 | .693 | .165 |
…allow them to drink sweet drinks. | -.045 | .662 | -.116 |
…drink soda in front of them. | .045 | .603 | -.073 |
…let them eat between meals whenever they want. | -.108 | .582 | .166 |
…give them multiple servings of food regardless of whether they have eaten their vegetable. | .132 | .573 | .047 |
…take multiple helpings of other food in front of them. | .186 | .537 | .092 |
…am so busy that I don’t notice when they talk about the food. | .008 | .504 | .157 |
…do not respond when they ask about the food. | -.103 | .505 | .350 |
…let them watch TV at meals. | -.165 | .424 | .106 |
Perceived behavioral control of negative parenting practices: “How easy would it be to get my child to eat more vegetables if I…” | |||
…insist they sit at the table until they eat their vegetables. | .137 | .140 | .615 |
…beg them to eat vegetables. | -.061 | .230 | .573 |
…make them feel guilty when they don’t eat vegetables. | -.076 | .347 | .546 |
…promise them something other than food if they finish their vegetables. | .130 | -.001 | .519 |
Eigenvalue | 5.293 | 4.613 | 1.466 |
Variance explained | 17.6% | 15.4% | 4.9% |
Pearson Correlation | |||
Perceived behavioral control of positive influences on vegetable consumption | −0.071 | 0.143* | |
Perceived behavioral control of negative influences on vegetable consumption | 0.373*** | ||
Perceived behavioral control of negative parenting practices | |||
Model fit indices from a three factor confirmatory factor analysis | |||
X 2 | 494.203 | ||
df | 342 | ||
p | <0.001 | ||
RMSEA | 0.038 | ||
SRMR | 0.085 | ||
CFI | 0.956 | ||
TLI | 0.951 | ||
Items not included in a final solution: “How easy would it be to get my child to eat more vegetables if I…” | |||
…cut back on how often we eat at restaurants or fast food places. | .314 | -.123 | .317 |
…tell them they will get a stomach-ache if they eat too many cookies, chips and candies instead of vegetables. | .274 | .177 | .377 |