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Table 1 FHC-PA – factors and item parameters for study 1 and study 2

From: Family health climate scale (FHC-scale): development and validation

Factor

Item*

Sample

Study 1 – sample I (n = 389)

Study 1 – sample II (n = 398)

Study 2 (n = 210)

  

In our family…

M (SD)

rit

a

M (SD)

rit

a1

M (SD)

rit

a1

Value

[1]

…we make a point of being physically active during daily life.

1.72 (.79)

.75

.69

1.78 (.78)

.77

.81

1.96 (.73)

.69

.73

α1-I = .91

[2]

…it is normal to be physically active on a regular basis.

1.84 (.82)

.74

.77

1.92 (.84)

.76

.80

2.07 (.80)

.80

.85

α1-II = .92

[3]

…it goes without saying that we exercise and are physically active on a regular basis.

1.75 (.87)

.81

.90

1.86 (.89)

.85

.89

2.09 (.88)

.82

.86

α2 = .90

[4]

…it is normal to be physically active in our leisure time.

1.80 (.76)

.79

.79

1.92 (.81)

.84

.89

2.02 (.86)

.75

.80

[5]

…we agree that physical activities are part of daily life.

1.90 (.81)

.73

.70

1.97 (.80)

.75

.80

2.02 (.79)

.73

.78

Cohesion

[1]

…we like being together during physical activities (e.g. bike tours, hikes).

1.81 (.91)

.66

.75

1.76 (.89)

.63

.60

1.97 (.85)

.71

.67

α1-I = .90

[2]

…we enjoy exercising together.

1.45 (.88)

.75

.68

1.51 (.90)

.73

.78

1.56 (.85)

.81

.88

α1-II = .90

[3]

…we have fun doing physical activities together (e.g. bike tours, hikes).

1.81 (.89)

.78

.83

1.89 (.90)

.76

.77

2.00 (.89)

.77

.74

α2 = .91

[4]

…we find it very pleasant to be physically active together.

1.64 (.84)

.80

.75

1.68 (.88)

.80

.89

1.76 (.84)

.72

.80

[5]

…we like spending time together in sports activities.

1.56 (87)

.82

.88

1.59 (.87)

.82

.90

1.69 (.86)

.84

.90

Information

[1]

…we watch TV-programmes on physical activity and exercise.

1.30 (.84)

.52

.58

1.40 (.89)

.67

.72

1.15 (.96)

.58

.65

α1-I = .81

[2]

…we explicitly look for the latest information on physical activity and exercise to stay up to date.

1.12 (.80)

.59

.58

1.16 (.84)

.69

.80

.97 (.80)

.64

.74

α1-II = .86

[3]

…we collect information (e.g. on the internet) on physical activity and exercise.

1.07 (.74)

.72

.88

1.18 (.78)

.74

.81

.93 (.83)

.71

.81

α2 = .83

[4]

…we read newspaper or magazine articles on fitness, physical activity, and exercise.

1.40 (.85)

.68

.80

1.42 (.86)

.74

.80

1.33 (.88)

.69

.77

  1. M – means, SD – standard deviations, rit – corrected item-scale correlations, a – factor loadings of EFA, a1– factor loadings of CFA.
  2. *The German version of the FHC-Scale is shown in Additional file 2.