Table 1.

Possible ranges, Cronbach’s α values, means and standard deviations for all variables in the models predicting components of ineffective vegetable parenting practices using variables from the Model of Goal Directed Vegetable Parenting Practices

Scale	Subscale	Possible range	Cronbach’s α	No. of items	Mean	sd
Vegetable parenting practices	Ineffective vegetable parenting practices	20–42	0·60	14	34·44	3·14
Intentions	Authoritative parenting intentions	11–18	0·83	6	17·50	1·31
	Active child involvement intentions	6–18	0·84	6	16·05	2·41
	Controlling parenting intentions	5–15	0·71	5	9·54	2·59
	Permissive parenting intentions	2–6	0·61	2	3·66	1·28
Desire	Intrinsic motivation	4–12	0·78	4	9·01	2·27
Perceived barriers	Child doesn’t like vegetables	8–24	0·88	8	14·69	4·88
	Respondent doesn’t like vegetables	9–26	0·85	9	11·14	3·30
	Cost of vegetables	5–15	0·67	5	7·53	2·34
Autonomy	Choice	4–9	0·31	3	7·92	1·06
Relatedness	Personal values	4–12	0·81	4	7·72	2·16
	Child wellness	3–9	0·61	3	8·26	1·15
Competence/self-efficacy	Advanced competence/self-efficacy	8–24	0·85	8	19·27	3·87
	Preliminary competence/self-efficacy	19–30	0·76	10	27·99	2·50
Habit	Habit of active child involvement in vegetable selection	6–18	0·83	6	10·98	3·04
	Habit of controlling vegetable practices	5–15	0·68	5	11·80	2·13
	Habit of positive vegetable environment	3–8	0·67	3	3·59	0·95
	Habit of positive vegetable communications	5–13	0·60	5	6·92	1·74
Anticipated emotions	Positive parent emotional response to child vegetable refusal	8–23	0·92	8	9·69	2·84
	Negative parent emotional response to child vegetable acceptance	4–11	0·83	4	4·82	1·50
	Negative parent emotional response to child vegetable refusal	8–24	0·79	8	17·90	3·87
	Positive parent emotional response to child vegetable acceptance	4–12	0·66	4	11·38	1·17
Perceived behavioural control	Control of positive influences on vegetable consumption	17–39	0·85	13	34·46	4·37
	Control of negative influences on vegetable consumption	11–32	0·82	11	16·93	4·29
	Control of negative parenting practices	4–12	0·54	4	7·55	1·80
Attitudes	Health benefits of vegetables	9–18	0·72	6	16·14	2·03
	Negative effects of vegetables	6–15	0·66	6	7·42	1·73
	Benefits of vegetables other than health	7–12	0·66	4	11·58	0·94
Norms	Descriptive norms	2–6	0·13	3	3·86	0·83
	Normative expectations	1–18	0·71	3	11·86	5·17