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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 22.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Health Educ. 2016 Jun 22;47(4):204–214. doi: 10.1080/19325037.2016.1179607

Table 3.

Mean Differences in Outcomes and Social Cognitive Theory Constructs of Participants in the Home Sweet Home Intervention (n=47)

Outcomes Measurement
Range
Before
n=47
After
n=47
Average
Change
P value

Social Cognitive Theory Construct: Behavior (Program Goals)

Adult Sedentary
Behavior
0–5 hours/d 3.5 +/− 1.5 2.8 +/− 1.5 −0.7 0.005*

Child Sedentary
Behavior
0–5 hours/d 3.2 +/− 1.5 2.4 +/− 1.4 −0.7 0.006*

Meals Eaten at Home 5.2 +/− 2.7 4.8 +/− 2.7 −0.55 0.17

Mindful Eating Scores
  Disinhibition 8–40 29.9 +/− 5.9 31.7 +/− 6.0 1.9 0.001*
  Awareness 7–35 25.7 +/− 4.2 27.5 +/− 4.4 2.1 0.001*
  Emotion Eating 4–20 15.0 +/− 3.7 16.8 +/− 3.0 1.6 0.002*
  Distractions 3–15 10.8 +/− 2.2 11.0 +/− 2.2 0.24 0.47

Adult red light food
intake
Servings/d 4.4 +/− 3.9 3.1 +/− 2.6 −1.4 0.007*

Child red light food
intake
Servings/d 5.3 +/− 4.4 3.3 +/− 2.1 −1.9 0.006*

Social Cognitive Theory Construct: Characteristics of the Individual

Limited use of
sweet/salty snacks and
sugar-sweetened
beverages as rewards
2–10 6.9 +/− 1.9 7.7 +/− 1.6 0.70 0.04

Limited use of
physical inactivity as a
reward
3–15 10.3 +/− 1.6 10.0 +/− 2.1 −0.3 0.51

Role modeling:
healthy eating
3–15 10.2 +/− 2.3 11.1 +/− 2.1 0.70 0.06

Role modeling:
mindful eating
3–15 10.2 +/− 3.0 11.6 +/− 2.6 1.4 0.006*

Role modeling:
physical activity
2–10 5.9 +/− 1.6 6.4 +/− 1.5 0.5 0.02

Social Cognitive Theory Construct: Characteristics of the Environment

Availability of fruits
and vegetables
2–10 9.4 +/− 1.5 9.6 +/− 0.9 0.11 0.54

Limited availability
sweet/salty snacks and
sugar-sweetened
beverages
4–20 10.4 +/− 4.0 12.3 +/− 3.6 2.13 <0.0001*

Access to fruits and
vegetables
2–10 7.2 +/− 2.1 7.6 +/− 1.9 0.37 0.33

Limited access to
sweet/salty snacks and
sugar-sweetened
beverages
4–20 12.7 +/− 4.4 14.7 +/− 4.5 1.97 0.004*

Two-tailed paired t-tests were used to determine whether the intervention produced significant changes in the four behaviors and SCT constructs.

*

Significantly improved scores or p=<0.01.