Table 2.

Mean item scores and factor loadings from the exploratory principal components analysis and confirmatory factor analysis

Item	Exploratory sample				Confirmatory sample
Behavior	Loading	Mean	sd	Alpha	Loading	Mean	sd	Alpha
Physical activity		N = 148		.85		N = 154		.80
When there are too many other things to worry about	.87	3.1	1.3		.71	2.8	1.2
When money is tight	.85	3.2	1.3		.74	3.0	1.3
When you do not like to exercise or play	.82	3.4	1.3		.76	3.2	1.3
When your child is tired	.78	2.6	1.2		.60	2.5	1.2
Fruits and vegetables		N = 150		.86		N = 153		.84
When you are too tired to make them	.88	3.2	1.2		.82	3.2	1.2
When your store doesn’t have a good selection	.87	3.1	1.2		.66	3.2	1.2
When your family wants to eat junk food instead of fruits and vegetables	.85	3.3	1.3		.89	3.5	1.2
When you are eating out at a restaurant	.77	3.0	1.2		.63	3.1	1.3
Sugary drinks		N = 147		.88		N = 152		.87
When other members of my house drink it	.89	3.6	1.4		.82	3.7	1.4
When it’s cheap to buy	.87	3.7	1.4		.79	3.7	1.4
When we eat at a restaurant	.84	3.2	1.5		.68	3.3	1.5
When everyone else in the neighborhood drinks it	.84	3.7	1.4		.90	3.8	1.4
Fruit juice		N = 158		.84		N = 142		.86
When other family members demand it	.87	3.5	1.4		.85	3.4	1.4
When I feel tired	.85	3.2	1.4		.86	3.0	1.4
When other members of my house drink it	.84	3.4	1.3		.73	3.1	1.3
When my child won’t drink milk	.73	3.4	1.4		.68	3.2	1.4