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. 2014 Mar 5;11:30. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-30

Table 1.

FHC-PA – factors and item parameters for study 1 and study 2

Factor
Item*
Sample
Study 1 – sample I (n = 389)
Study 1 – sample II (n = 398)
Study 2 (n = 210)
    In our family… M (SD) r it a M (SD) r it a 1 M (SD) r it a 1
Value
[1]
…we make a point of being physically active during daily life.
1.72 (.79)
.75
.69
1.78 (.78)
.77
.81
1.96 (.73)
.69
.73
α1-I = .91
[2]
…it is normal to be physically active on a regular basis.
1.84 (.82)
.74
.77
1.92 (.84)
.76
.80
2.07 (.80)
.80
.85
α1-II = .92
[3]
…it goes without saying that we exercise and are physically active on a regular basis.
1.75 (.87)
.81
.90
1.86 (.89)
.85
.89
2.09 (.88)
.82
.86
α2 = .90
[4]
…it is normal to be physically active in our leisure time.
1.80 (.76)
.79
.79
1.92 (.81)
.84
.89
2.02 (.86)
.75
.80
[5]
…we agree that physical activities are part of daily life.
1.90 (.81)
.73
.70
1.97 (.80)
.75
.80
2.02 (.79)
.73
.78
Cohesion
[1]
…we like being together during physical activities (e.g. bike tours, hikes).
1.81 (.91)
.66
.75
1.76 (.89)
.63
.60
1.97 (.85)
.71
.67
α1-I = .90
[2]
…we enjoy exercising together.
1.45 (.88)
.75
.68
1.51 (.90)
.73
.78
1.56 (.85)
.81
.88
α1-II = .90
[3]
…we have fun doing physical activities together (e.g. bike tours, hikes).
1.81 (.89)
.78
.83
1.89 (.90)
.76
.77
2.00 (.89)
.77
.74
α2 = .91
[4]
…we find it very pleasant to be physically active together.
1.64 (.84)
.80
.75
1.68 (.88)
.80
.89
1.76 (.84)
.72
.80
[5]
…we like spending time together in sports activities.
1.56 (87)
.82
.88
1.59 (.87)
.82
.90
1.69 (.86)
.84
.90
Information
[1]
…we watch TV-programmes on physical activity and exercise.
1.30 (.84)
.52
.58
1.40 (.89)
.67
.72
1.15 (.96)
.58
.65
α1-I = .81
[2]
…we explicitly look for the latest information on physical activity and exercise to stay up to date.
1.12 (.80)
.59
.58
1.16 (.84)
.69
.80
.97 (.80)
.64
.74
α1-II = .86
[3]
…we collect information (e.g. on the internet) on physical activity and exercise.
1.07 (.74)
.72
.88
1.18 (.78)
.74
.81
.93 (.83)
.71
.81
α2 = .83 [4] …we read newspaper or magazine articles on fitness, physical activity, and exercise. 1.40 (.85) .68 .80 1.42 (.86) .74 .80 1.33 (.88) .69 .77

M – means, SD – standard deviations, rit – corrected item-scale correlations, a – factor loadings of EFA, a1– factor loadings of CFA.

*The German version of the FHC-Scale is shown in Additional file 2.