Table 4 Internal reliability, means, standard deviation and factor-factor correlations of 4 milk-feeding practices (based on 18 items, FPSQ-M) – N = 731
| Â | Demand 4 items | Food to calm 5 items | Persuasive feeding 3 items | Parent-led feeding 6 items |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cronbach’s alpha | .868 | .874 | .713 | .789 |
Coefficient H | .927 | .917 | .814 | .911 |
Mean ± SD | 3.77 ± 1.01 2 missing | 2.57 ± 0.93 16 missing | 1.91 ± 0.80 16 missing | 1.67 ± 0.75 0 missing |
Food to calm | 0.490 (<.001) | 1 | Â | Â |
Persuasive feeding | −0.259 (<.001) | 0.277 (<.001) | 1 |  |
Parent-led feeding | −0.646 (<.001) | −0.309 (<.001) | 0.426 (<.001) | 1 |