Table 2.
Principal component analysis of home environment factors
| Home availability | Home health arguments | Home enforcement | Home awareness | Communality estimates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eigen value |
3.614 |
2.187 |
1.081 |
0.903 |
|
| % variation |
30.1% |
18.2% |
9.0% |
7.5% |
|
| cumulative % |
30.1% |
48.3% |
57.3% |
64.9% |
|
| Varimax rotated factor loadings | |||||
| There are soft drinks available at home for my child * |
0.795 |
-0.188 |
0.025 |
0.092 |
0.68 |
| I pay atttention to the amount of soft drinks that my child drinks* |
-0.248 |
0.173 |
-0.196 |
0.746 |
0.69 |
| If my child asks for soft drinks; I will give it to him/her* |
0.815 |
-0.106 |
0.087 |
-0.192 |
0.72 |
| My child is allowed to take soft drinks whenever (s)he wants* |
0.726 |
-0.046 |
0.147 |
-0.380 |
0.70 |
| I negotiate with my child how much soft drinks (s)he is allowed to drink* |
0.060 |
0.258 |
0.326 |
0.680 |
0.64 |
| How often do you tell your child that soft drinks are not good for him/her* |
-0.191 |
0.758 |
0.104 |
0.278 |
0.70 |
| How often do you tell your child that soft drinks can make him/her fat* |
-0.079 |
0.819 |
0.090 |
0.070 |
0.69 |
| How often do you tell your child that soft drinks are bad for his/her teeth* |
-0.067 |
0.833 |
0.016 |
0.069 |
0.70 |
| If I would like to drink soft drinks, I would restrain myself because of the presence of my child* |
-0.333 |
0.452 |
0.183 |
0.223 |
0.40 |
| If I prohibit my child from drinking soft drinks, (she) tries to drink it anyway* |
0.059 |
0.113 |
0.823 |
0.029 |
0.70 |
| If I prohibit my child from drinking soft drinks, I find it difficult to stock to my rul(s), if (s)he starts negotiating* |
0.104 |
0.081 |
0.825 |
-0.002 |
0.70 |
| How often do you or your spouse drink soft drinks with your child** | 0.690 | -0.091 | 0.038 | 0.017 | 0.49 |
*Response levels: Never/Not Often/Sometimes/Often/Always/Missing.
** Response levels: Never/Less than once a week/Once a week/2-4 days a week/5-6 days a week/Every day/More than once every day/Missing.