Perceived eating norms and vegetable consumption in children

Table 1 Mean values (SDs) and statistical test results for BMI, age, gender, and manipulation check

Variables	High intake norm	Low intake norm	No norm	Control	Test statistic and p-value
Variables	(n = 36)	(n = 37)	(n = 35)	(n = 35)	Test statistic and p-value
BMI (z-score)	.30	.35	.42	.10	F(3,139) = .77, p = .51
BMI (z-score)	(1.10)	(.81)	(.96)	(.87)	F(3,139) = .77, p = .51
Age (years)	9.07	9.20	9.01	8.85	F(3,139) = .45, p = .72
Age (years)	(1.35)	(1.14)	(1.21)	(1.50)	F(3,139) = .45, p = .72
Gender
Boys (n)	17	20	18	15	X ²(3, n = 143) = 1.04, p = .79
Girls (n)	19	17	17	20
Belief about amount of carrots eaten by other children (manipulation check) ^a	2.7	1.6	2.0	2.0	F(3,139) = 45.1, p < .001
	(.48)	(.55)	(.24)	(.24)	F(3,139) = 45.1, p < .001

^aChildren selected one of three options regarding their beliefs about the amount of carrots eaten by other children: almost all, some, or none. A higher mean corresponds to a belief that other children had eaten a large amount of carrots

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