Constructs indicating home sedentary behaviour environment | Items | Scale of the items | Mean (SD) | Cronbach’s α |
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Psychological controla | How often: | 1–5 (never-always) | 0.53 | |
Do you stop your child from playing actively for fear of him/her getting dirty? | 1.53 (0.74) | |||
Do you tell your child he/she will get hurt if he/she plays actively? | 2.21 (0.86) | |||
Do you discipline your child for playing too actively? (e.g. insisting on “time out”)? | 1.56 (0.70) | |||
Do you reward your child for being still? | 1.51 (0.76) | |||
Using screens as babysittersb | My child uses electronic devices because: | 1–5 (strongly disagree – strongly agree) | 0.67 | |
It gives me the opportunity to get things done on my own. | 3.46 (1.12) | |||
It allows me to recover from a day at work/daily activities. (modified) | 2.61 (1.28) | |||
It focuses my child’s attention. (modified) | 2.44 (1.24) | |||
Promoting inactivityc | How often do you: | 1–5 (never-always) | 0.28 | |
Carry your child if he/she does not want to walk? | 1.97 (0.82) | |||
Push your child in a stroller instead of allowing him/her to walk? | 1.33 (0.67) | |||
Drive your child when it is easy to walk? | 2.29 (0.91) |