From: Assessing parental self-efficacy for obesity prevention related behaviors
Item | Exploratory sample | Confirmatory sample | ||||||
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Behavior | Loading | Mean | sd | Alpha | Loading | Mean | sd | Alpha |
Physical activity | N = 148 | .85 | N = 154 | .80 | ||||
When there are too many other things to worry about | .87 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .71 | 2.8 | 1.2 | ||
When money is tight | .85 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .74 | 3.0 | 1.3 | ||
When you do not like to exercise or play | .82 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .76 | 3.2 | 1.3 | ||
When your child is tired | .78 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .60 | 2.5 | 1.2 | ||
Fruits and vegetables | N = 150 | .86 | N = 153 | .84 | ||||
When you are too tired to make them | .88 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .82 | 3.2 | 1.2 | ||
When your store doesn’t have a good selection | .87 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .66 | 3.2 | 1.2 | ||
When your family wants to eat junk food instead of fruits and vegetables | .85 | 3.3 | 1.3 | .89 | 3.5 | 1.2 | ||
When you are eating out at a restaurant | .77 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .63 | 3.1 | 1.3 | ||
Sugary drinks | N = 147 | .88 | N = 152 | .87 | ||||
When other members of my house drink it | .89 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .82 | 3.7 | 1.4 | ||
When it’s cheap to buy | .87 | 3.7 | 1.4 | .79 | 3.7 | 1.4 | ||
When we eat at a restaurant | .84 | 3.2 | 1.5 | .68 | 3.3 | 1.5 | ||
When everyone else in the neighborhood drinks it | .84 | 3.7 | 1.4 | .90 | 3.8 | 1.4 | ||
Fruit juice | N = 158 | .84 | N = 142 | .86 | ||||
When other family members demand it | .87 | 3.5 | 1.4 | .85 | 3.4 | 1.4 | ||
When I feel tired | .85 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .86 | 3.0 | 1.4 | ||
When other members of my house drink it | .84 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .73 | 3.1 | 1.3 | ||
When my child won’t drink milk | .73 | 3.4 | 1.4 | .68 | 3.2 | 1.4 |