Table 1.
My mother tells me how much sugar-sweetened beverages I am allowed to consume My father tells me how much sugar-sweetened beverages I am allowed to consume My mother tells me which snacks I am allowed to consume My father tells me which snacks I am allowed to consume As far as my mother is concerned, I can decide for myself when to consume sugar-sweetened beverages (reversed coding) |
As far as my father is concerned, I can decide for myself when to consume sugar-sweetened beverages (reversed coding) As far as my mother is concerned, I am only allowed to consume sugar-sweetened beverages in the weekend As far as my father is concerned, I am only allowed to consume sugar-sweetened beverages in the weekend My mother always has my favorite sugar-sweetened beverage available at home (reversed coding) |
Study | Sample N Mean age (SD) | Study design | Dependent variable | Average item score (SD) | Cronbach's alpha | Correlation with dependent variable | Moderator tested |
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Van der Horst et al.3 |
N=383 13.5 (0.6) |
Cross-sectional Adolescent-report |
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages | −0.79 (0.79) | 0.86 | −0.37* | Parenting style dimensions |
De Bruijn et al.14 |
N=208 15.2 (1.9) |
Cross-sectional Adolescent-report |
Soft drinks consumption | −0.44 (0.87) | 0.87 | −0.26* | Adolescent personality |
Gevers et al.21 |
N=404 13.2 (0.8) |
Cross-sectional Adolescent-report |
Snack consumption | −0.21 (0.32) | 0.82 | −0.25* | Parenting style dimensions |
p<0.01; five-point bipolar scales ranging from completely agree (+2) to completely disagree (−2).
SD, standard deviation.