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. 2021 Jan 22;21:202. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10161-9

Table 1.

Quantitative evaluation measures of the influence agents and their peers at T1 and/or T2

Measure name Item(s) Response options Data sample Time point
Enjoyment of the training Did you like the training related to drinking water?

No, not at all

No, not really

Yes, a little bit

Yes, a lot

Influence agents T2
Duration of the training What did you think of the duration of the training related to drinking water?

Too short

Short

Neither too short nor too long

Long

Too long

Influence agents T2
Perceived autonomy support

I had the feeling that the researcher gave me choices.

I felt understood by the researcher.

The researcher showed that she had confidence in me to stimulate water drinking.

The researcher encouraged me to ask questions.

The researchers listened to how I wanted to stimulate water drinking.

The researcher tried to understand my ideas before she herself came up with other ideas.

No, not at all

No, not really

Yes, a little bit

Yes, a lot

Influence agents T2
Intrinsic motivation

I drink water because …

… I like it

… I enjoy it

… I think it is pleasant

No, certainly not

No, I do not think so

No, possibly not

Yes, possibly

Yes, I think so

Yes, certainly

Influence agents and peers T1 and T2
Water consumption How many glasses of water did you drink yesterday?

Zero glasses per day

One glass per day

Two glasses per day

Three glasses per day

Four glasses per day

Five glasses per day

Six glasses per day

Seven or more glasses per day

Influence agents T1 and T2
SSB consumption

How many glasses of sweetened fruit juice did you drink yesterday?

How many glasses of lemonade made of sugar syrup and water did you drink yesterday?

How many glasses of soda did you drink yesterday?

How many glasses of energy drink did you drink yesterday?

How many glasses of sport drink did you drink yesterday?

Zero glasses per day

One glass per day

Two glasses per day

Three glasses per day

Four glasses per day

Five glasses per day

Six glasses per day

Seven or more glasses per day

Influence agents T1 and T2
Perceived social support

How often do your peers...

… complement you on drinking water?

… participate in drinking water with you?

… remind you to drink water?

… offer to drink water with you?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

Always

Peers T1 and T2
Descriptive norms How often do your classmates drink water?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

Always

Peers T1 and T2
Injunctive norms Do you experience that your classmates think you should drink water?

No, certainly not

No, I do not think so

No, possibly not

Yes, possibly

Yes, I think so

Yes, certainly

Peers T1 and T2
Water-promoting strategies

How often did you drink water when your classmates were with you?

How often did you talk with your classmates about drinking water at school or home?

How often did you talk with your classmates about drinking water on the social media platform (Social Buzz)?

How often did you send videos about water drinking to your classmates on the social media platform (Social Buzz)?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

Always

Influence agents T2

Note. T1 = baseline; T2 = immediately after the start of the intervention