Table 1.
Key outcome variables of TGEG project
| Outcome variable | Example item | # Items | Response Options |
Mean (SD) | Actual range | Cronbach’s alpha | Spear-man’s rho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student | |||||||
| Vegetables preference | Do you like to eat…? (list of 19 vegetables) |
19 | 0–1 (0 = No, 1 = Yes) | 8.9 (4.1) | 0–19 | 0.8 | |
| Vegetable Exposure | Have you eaten…? (list of 19 vegetables) |
19 | 0–1 (0 = No, 1 = Yes) | 12.2 (4.0) | 0–19 | 0.8 | |
| Vegetable consumption | Yesterday, did you eat any orange vegetables like carrots, squash, or sweet potatoes? | 3 | 0–3 (0 = None, 1 = 1 time yesterday, 2 = 2 times, 3 = 3 or more times yesterday) |
2.63 (2.5) | 0–9 | 0.7 | |
| SSB consumption | Yesterday, did you drink any regular sodas or soft drinks? | 2 | 0–3 (0 = None, 1 = 1 time yesterday, 2 = 2 times, 3 = 3 or more times yesterday) | 2.26 (1.8) | 0–6 | 0.3 | |
| MVPA | Yesterday, did you do any moderate or vigorous physical activities for about 30 min (e.g., the time it takes to watch a cartoon) throughout the day? (Count in school and out of school activities.) | 1 | 0–1 (0 = No, 1 = Yes) | 88 % “yes” (0.9) | 0–1 | NA | |
| Sedentary behavior | Yesterday, how many hours did you sit playing on the computer away from school? | 3 | 0–4 (0 = No sedentary time, 1 = Less than 1 h, 2 = more than 1 but less than 2 h, 3 = more than 2 but less than 3 h, 4 = more than 3 h) | 56.0 % >2 h in sed. beh. | 0–12 | 0.6 | |
| Parent | |||||||
| Home availability vegetables | Last week, did you have…cut-up fresh vegetables/salad in your home? | 5 | 0–3 (0 = Never, 1 = Some of the time, 2 = Most of the time, 3 = All of the time) | 8.62 (3.1) | 0–15 | 0.7 | |
| Home availability SSB | Last week, did you have…soft drinks or sugar-sweetened beverages in your home? | 1 | 0–3 (0 = Never, 1 = Some of the time, 2 = Most of the time, 3 = All of the time) | 1.59 (0.9) | 0–3 | NA | |
| Parental emotional support for increasing PA | I encourage my child to play sports or do physical activities. | 5 | 0–4 (0 = Strongly disagree, 1 = Disagree, 2 = Neither agree nor disagree, 3 = Agree, 4 = Strongly agree) | 15.12 (4.4) | 0–20 | 0.8 | |
| Parental support for decreasing sedentary behavior | I show approval when my child is physically active. | 3 | 0–4 (0 = Strongly disagree, 1 = Disagree, 2 = Neither agree nor disagree, 3 = Agree, 4 = Strongly agree) | 6.38 (2.7) | 0–12 | 0.6 | |
| Student/Parent Interaction | |||||||
| Gardening together | During the last school year have you done any of the following at school OR home: Weeded or waters a garden with your child(ren)? | 5 | 0–2 (0 = Never, 1 = Once, 2 = More than once) | 2.14 (1.9) | 0–5 | 0.8 | |
| Eating meals together | During the week, did you do the following with your child? Ate evening meal together. | 2 | 0–2 (0 = Never or almost never, 1 = sometimes, 2 = Almost always or always) | 2.72 (1.2) | 0–4 | 0.6 | |
| Engaging in PA together | During the last week, how many days were you physically active with your child, not including walking (for example, swimming, jogging, playing basketball or soccer, etc.)? | 2 | 0–4 (0 = Strongly disagree, 1 = Disagree, 2 = Neither agree nor disagree, 3 = Agree, 4 = Strongly agree) | 3.81 (2.6) | 0–8 | 0.6 | |
| Preparing food together | During the week, did you do the following with your child? Prepared food together. | 2 | 0–1 (0 = No, 1 = Yes) | 1.28 (0.8) | 0–2 | 0.4 | |