Table 1.

Items, Factor Loadings, and Alpha Coefficients of Reliability for the Decisional Balance, Situational Self-efficacy, and Processes of Change Scales

Scale/Items	Factor Loading
Decisional balance
Pros (∞ = 0.91)
Eating fruits and vegetables could help me improve my strength	0.727
Fruits and vegetables are good for my body	0.719
Eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day could help cleanse my system	0.714
Eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day could help me have better overall health	0.697
Fruits and vegetables provide nutrients that I need to be healthy	0.666
Eating fruits and vegetables could help me live a better, healthier, and longer life	0.661
I would feel good about myself if I ate the suggested five or more daily servings of fruits and vegetables	0.659
I would have more energy if I ate fruits and vegetables regularly	0.633
Eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day could help me prevent cancer	0.608
By trying fruits and vegetables that I have never had before, I could learn about which ones I like/dislike	0.592
Eating fruits and vegetables regularly could help me prevent disease	0.591
Eating fruits and vegetables each day could help me feel better about my life	0.583
Eating fruits and vegetables could help me lose weight or maintain my weight	0.576
Eating fruits and vegetables regularly could help me have clear skin	0.568
Fruits and vegetables are low in fat	0.552
Fruits and vegetables are a good substitute for junk food	0.546
Eating more fruits and vegetables could help me look better	0.537
There are many different fruits and vegetables to choose from	0.507
Cons (∞ = 0.85)
It takes too much time to prepare fruits and vegetables	0.667
Not knowing how to prepare certain fruits and vegetables stops me from eating more of them	0.665
It is too much trouble to buy fruits and vegetables that I want to eat	0.644
Fruits and vegetables that I enjoy are unavailable at home	0.621
The changing tastes of fruits and vegetables stop me from eating more of them	0.619
Lack of variety of fruits and vegetables (at home or in school) makes it hard to eat more of them	0.605
Fruits and vegetables are too expensive to buy	0.605
Fruits and vegetables that I enjoy are not available at school or other places where I eat out	0.595
Fruits and vegetables make me full too fast	0.574
Fruits and vegetables give me gas	0.542
It is too difficult to eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables each day	0.531
Fruits and vegetables that I like are available only at certain times of the year	0.531
Some fruits and vegetables (onions, garlic) give me bad breath	0.501
Situational self-efficacy (∞ = .86)
Positive social (∞ = 0.74)
At a family gathering where many fruits and vegetables are being served	0.788
With grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and other family members and everyone is enjoying fruits and vegetables	0.750
At home, when enjoying the company of friends and family	0.678
When having a good time with others at a picnic or barbeque	0.645
Negative affect (∞ = 0.85)
When I am sad or down	0.720
When I have had a bad day and am not feeling good about myself	0.710
When I have an argument with someone close to me and feel upset	0.693
When I am angry (or irritable)	0.683
When I am doing poorly in school and feel worried or upset	0.678
When I am nervous	0.611
On days when things are not going my way and I feel frustrated	0.586
When having friendship or relationship problems and feeling sad	0.577
Difficult situations (∞ = 0.70)
When I am sick and do not feel like eating	0.719
At home, when there are no fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator	0.657
After dinner, when I am too full to eat	0.625
When I am hungry but feel too lazy to prepare a fruit or vegetable	0.611
At school, when there are no fruits and vegetables in the cafeteria	0.576
Processes of Change
Experiential (∞ = 0.77)
I would set a good example for others to follow if I ate fruits and vegetables regularly	0.690
I find the world changing in ways that make it easier to eat healthfully	0.645
I am thinking about the idea that eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day could make me a healthier, happier person to be around	0.626
I remember what people tell me about the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables	0.608
Rather than thinking about eating fruits and vegetables as a chore, I try to think about eating them as something that I'm doing for myself	0.590
I remind myself that only I can decide whether or not I will eat five servings of fruit and vegetables a day	0.587
I realize that I might be able to influence others to be healthier by eating fruits and vegetables more often	0.579
Behavioral (∞ = 0.89)
I keep things at school to remind me to eat fruits and vegetables	0.756
I invite friends over and serve only fruits, juices, and vegetables	0.709
I surround myself with people who are trying to eat more fruits and vegetables	0.702
I avoid spending long periods of time in places where it is difficult to eat fruits and vegetables	0.694
I remove things (like junk food) that prevent me from eating five or more servings of fruit and vegetables a day	0.693
I put things around my home to remind myself to eat fruits and vegetables	0.657
I purchase fruits and vegetables instead of junk food	0.617
I reward myself when I eat fruits and vegetables	0.601
I keep fruits and vegetables in sight to remind myself to eat more of them	0.598
I make myself eat fruits and vegetables even if I do not like the smell or taste of them	0.592
I have a healthy friend who encourages me to eat fruits and vegetables when I do not feel up to it	0.571
Instead of sweets or ice cream, I have fruit as a dessert	0.555