Table 5.

Factor loadings (and robust standard errors) based on confirmatory factor analysis of the behaviour scale of the BAQ-HH among parents (n 532) of pre-school children aged 2–5 years enrolled in ten Head Start centres, USA, autumn 2010

	Factor 1 loading		Factor 2 loading		Factor 3 loading
Item	Mean	se	Mean	se	Mean	se
I usually…
decide my child's portion sizes	0·60	0·07
decide if my child is eating healthy foods	0·72	0·06
ask about what my child eats at school	0·46	0·08
serve meals at a regular time			0·78	0·05
serve fruits and vegetables with meals			0·73	0·06
eat meals with my child			0·65	0·08
talk about the value of a healthy diet					0·74	0·05
push my child to play outside					0·76	0·05
talk about the value of physical activity					0·90	0·03

BAQ-HH, Behavior and Attitudes Questionnaire for Healthy Habits.

Terms used to describe the three behaviour subscales were: 1 = Decision-Making; 2 = Mealtime; 3 = Communication.