Table 1.
Construct | Item | Response options | ICCa (18) |
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Household rules Cronbach's α=.68 |
Limited portion sizes at meals (16) | Yes, no, sometimes | .608 |
No meals with the TVb/DVDc on (16) | .694 | ||
No fried snacks (such as potato chips) at home (16) | .736 | ||
Must eat dinner with family (16) | .618 | ||
Limited fast food (16) | .703 | ||
No sugary beverages (17) | NAd | ||
Must finish all food on plate (17) | NA | ||
Parent modeling of rules Cronbach's α=.66 |
Same items as above, modified to reflect parent behavior | Yes, no, sometimes | NA |
Parent-mediated behaviors | Frequency of family dinner eaten together (19) In a typical week, how often does your family eat dinner together? |
Less than once a week, 1 to 2 times a week, 3 to 4 times a week, 5 to 7 times a week | NA |
Cronbach's α=.68 | Frequency of eating away-from-home meals (20) How often does the family usually go out to eat or bring home ready-to-eat foods from …?:
|
Never, less than once a week, 1 to 2 times per week, 3 to 4 times per week, 5 or more times per week | NA |
Cronbach's α=.70 | Frequency of child eating or snacking while watching TV (21)
|
Never, 1 to 2 days, 3 to 4 days, 5 to 6 days, Everyday | NA |
Total amount of daily screen time Cronbach's α=.49 |
On a typical weekday, how much time does your child spend …? (16):
|
None, 15 min, 30 min, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours or more |
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Parent support Cronbach's α=.68 |
During a typical week, on how many days does an adult member of your household …? (22): | Never, 1 to 2 days, 3 to 4 days, 5 to 6 days, everyday | NA |
Encourage your child to eat fruits and vegetables | |||
Provide fruits or vegetables for your child as a snack or part of a meal | |||
Eat fruits and vegetables with your child | |||
Encourage your child not to drink sugary beverages | |||
Talk with your child about the correct portion sizes of the foods to eat |
ICC=intraclass correlation coefficient.
TV=television.
DVD=digital video disc.
NA=not applicable.