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. 2015 Sep 10;7(9):7633–7650. doi: 10.3390/nu7095357

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics, mean scores and standard deviations, Cronbach’s α, mean and standard deviation (sd).

Constructs Items Mean (sd)
Attitude (α = 0.76)
Eating at least two servings of vegetables per day next week is:
- not pleasant/pleasant (reverse) 4.77 (1.62)
- not convenient/convenient 4.75 (1.59)
- difficult/easy (reverse) 5.14 (1.64)
- not in line/in line with my food style 5.12 (1.80)
Subjective Norm (α = 0.71)
My family expects me to eat at least two servings of vegetables per day next week 4.50 (1.87)
My friends expect me to eat at least two servings of vegetables per day next week 2.81 (1.68)
My family doctor expects me to eat at least two servings of vegetables per day next week 5.02 (1.72)
The food industries and the retailers expect me to eat at least two servings of vegetables per day next week 4.12 (1.78)
PBC (α = 0.78)
I think that eating at least two servings of vegetables per day next week is possible 5.30 (1.76)
Whether I eat at least two servings of vegetables per day next week is a decision that depends entirely on me 5.04 (1.79)
Intention (α = 0.89)
I intend to eat at least two servings of vegetables per day next week 4.85 (1.83)
I am sure to eat at least two servings of vegetables per day next week 4.40 (2.02)
Behaviour (α = 0.49)
Number of servings 2.98 (1.86)
Frequency of consumption a 3.78 (1.28)

a The frequency of consumption is measured by the following item: “How many servings of vegetables have been eaten last week: 1 = less than three, 2 = from three to five, 3 = one per day, 4 = two per day, 5 = three per day, and 6 = more than three per day”.