Table 2.
Pearson's correlations of key study variables (n 1275)
| n | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFSQ constructs (assessed in 2009) | ||||||||||||
| 1. Instrumental Feeding | 1275 | |||||||||||
| 2. Emotional Feeding | 1275 | 0·64*** | ||||||||||
| 3. Encouragement | 1275 | 0·04 | −0·03 | |||||||||
| 4. Overt Control | 1275 | −0·26*** | −0·39*** | 0·28*** | ||||||||
| 5. Covert Control | 1275 | 0·11*** | 0·01 | 0·24*** | 0·09** | |||||||
| Parenting style dimensions (assessed in 2008) | ||||||||||||
| 6. Support | 1274 | −0·11*** | −0·10*** | 0·17*** | 0·14*** | −0·01 | ||||||
| 7. Behavioural Control | 1274 | −0·04 | −0·03 | 0·05 | 0·05 | 0·02 | 0·33*** | |||||
| 8. Psychological Control | 1274 | 0·28*** | 0·25*** | −0·16*** | −0·17*** | 0·00 | −0·14*** | 0·01 | ||||
| Dependent variables in 2010 | ||||||||||||
| 9. Child fruit intake | 1272 | −0·06* | −0·03 | 0·07* | −0·02 | 0·15*** | 0·04 | 0·08** | −0·03 | |||
| 10. Child energy-dense snacking | 1265 | 0·11*** | 0·14*** | −0·11*** | −0·16*** | −0·17*** | −0·02 | 0·02 | 0·02 | 0·01 | ||
| 11. Child SSB intake | 1267 | −0·01 | −0·01 | −0·06* | −0·07* | −0·14*** | −0·03 | −0·06* | −0·02 | −0·05 | 0·21*** | |
| 12. Child BMI Z-score† | 1184 | 0·06 | 0·03 | −0·04 | −0·02 | 0·13*** | −0·02 | −0·04 | 0·10*** | 0·01 | −0·10*** | −0·06* |
PFSQ, Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire; SSB, sugar-sweetened beverage.
Correlation is significant at the: *0·05 level (two-tailed), **0·01 level (two-tailed), ***0·001 level (two-tailed).
†Underweight children excluded.