Table 2.
Scale characteristics and mean scores for background factors and beliefs variables related to nutrition educators’ use of policy, systems and environmental (PSE) strategies (n 58)
| Bartlett’s (P<0·05) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale/variable | % Variance | Cronbach’s α | KMO | χ 2 | df | Possible score | Mean | sd |
| Background factors | ||||||||
| Networking | 63·5 | 0·85 | 0·81 | 132·9 | 10 | 1–7 | 5·3 | 1·1 |
| Persistence | 62·3 | 0·84 | 0·79 | 115·3 | 10 | 1–7 | 5·0 | 1·0 |
| Desire to do more | 60·5 | 0·75 | 0·70 | 68·5 | 6 | 1–7 | 5·5 | 0·9 |
| Obesity beliefs | 60·3 | 0·66 | 0·66 | 24·8 | 3 | 1–5 | 3·5 | 0·7 |
| Beliefs towards using PSE strategies | ||||||||
| Impact on obesity prevention | 71·8 | 0·80 | 0·69 | 54·7 | 3 | −3–+3 | 1·6 | 0·2 |
| Perceived social norms in using PSE strategies | ||||||||
| Others’ expectations | 58·4 | 0·88 | 0·85 | 192·6 | 21 | −3–+3 | 1·2 | 1·2 |
| Perceived control in using PSE strategies | ||||||||
| Personal knowledge and skills | 86·2 | 0·92 | 0·75 | 124·4 | 3 | 1–7 | 5·0 | 0·9 |
| Supervisor behaviours | 60·0 | 0·89 | 0·86 | 198·6 | 21 | 1–7 | 4·5 | 1·3 |
| Agency resources | 85·5 | 0·91 | 0·66 | 136·7 | 3 | 1–7 | 4·8 | 1·4 |
| Perceived community readiness | 66·6 | 0·83 | 0·72 | 97·4 | 6 | 1–7 | 4·7 | 1·3 |
KMO, Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin measure of sampling adequacy.