Table 4.
Automaticity scores over time for all habit goals, by feeding domain
| Goal number | Child feeding domain | Measurement points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | FU1 | FU2 | |||
| Goal 1 | Fruits and vegetables | n | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Mean (SD) | 3.02 (1.80) | 5.00 (1.55) | 5.42 (1.44) | 5.57 (1.21) | 5.82 (1.32) | 5.85 (1.41) | ||
| Healthy snacks | n | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
| Mean (SD) | 3.13 (1.80) | 5.22 (1.45) | 5.76 (1.18) | 6.31 (.51) | 6.23 (.80) | 6.45 (.63) | ||
| Healthy drinks | n | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
| Mean (SD) | 2.62 (1.95) | 5.21 (1.73) | 6.05 (1.04) | 6.43 (1.03) | 6.67 (.60) | 6.72 (.61) | ||
| All domains | n | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 46 | |
| Mean (SD) | 2.96 (1.81) | 5.12 (1.53) | 5.67 (1.28) | 5.98 (1.06) | 6.12 (1.08) | 6.23 (1.10) | ||
| Goal 2 | Fruits and vegetables | n | -- | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Mean (SD) | -- | 3.75 (1.68) | 5.58 (1.23) | 5.96 (1.30) | 5.98 (1.35) | 6.40 (.79) | ||
| Healthy snacks | n | -- | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | |
| Mean (SD) | -- | 3.03 (1.79) | 5.29 (1.58) | 5.73 (1.84) | 5.97 (1.20) | 6.13 (.99) | ||
| Healthy drinks | n | -- | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
| Mean (SD) | -- | 2.52 (1.71) | 5.65 (.88) | 6.25 (.61) | 6.18 (1.07) | 6.33 (.94) | ||
| All domains | n | -- | 55 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 46 | |
| Mean (SD) | -- | 3.08 (1.77) | 5.44 (1.35) | 5.91 (1.49) | 6.02 (1.19) | 6.24 (.92) | ||
| Goal 3 | Fruits and vegetables | n | -- | -- | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Mean (SD) | -- | -- | 3.73 (2.04) | 6.05 (1.31) | 6.04 (1.24) | 5.83 (1.52) | ||
| Healthy snacks | n | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
| Mean (SD) | -- | -- | 2.94 (2.01) | 5.23 (1.35) | 6.14 (.54) | 6.04 (.62) | ||
| Healthy drinks | n | -- | -- | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | |
| Mean (SD) | -- | -- | 3.70 (2.07) | 6.18 (1.35) | 6.41 (1.17) | 6.33 (1.21) | ||
| All domains | n | -- | -- | 53 | 50 | 47 | 46 | |
| Mean (SD) | -- | -- | 3.59 (2.03) | 5.99 (1.31) | 6.27 (1.11) | 6.15 (1.24) | ||
T1,…4 = Time 1,…Time 4, FU1 = Follow-up 1, FU2 = Follow-up 2. Goal 1 = goals set at T1, Goal 2 = goals set at T2, Goal 3 = goals set at T3. See Table 2 for details of measurement points. Scores range from 1–7, where 7 = strongest habit.