Table 6.
Correlations between the BAQ-HH scales and the BF item scores among parents (n 532) of pre-school children aged 2–5 years enrolled in ten Head Start centres, USA, autumn 2010
| BF item | Knowledge | Attitudes | Decision-Making | Mealtime | Communication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF1: Servings of sweetened drinks daily | −0·22** | −0·08 | −0·13** | −0·05 | −0·18** |
| BF2: Frequency of fast food eaten weekly | −0·14** | −0·08 | −0·08 | −0·03 | −0·12** |
| BF3: Frequency of dinner with a parent weekly | 0·10* | −0·15** | 0·17** | 0·22** | −0·01 |
| BF4: Time spent viewing television or computer daily | −0·04 | −0·06 | −0·02 | −0·08 | −0·11* |
| BF5: Frequency that activity reaches at least 30 min weekly | 0·11* | −0·16** | 0·17** | 0·15** | 0·01 |
| BF total score (range 0–100) | 0·16** | −0·03 | 0·22** | 0·23** | 0·15** |
BAQ-HH, Behavior and Attitudes Questionnaire for Healthy Habits; BF, ‘Big Five’.
High scores on BF items BF1, BF2 and BF4 indicate unhealthy habits; high scores on BF items BF3, BF5 and BF total score indicate healthy habits.
*P < 0·05, **P < 0·01.