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Table 4 Automaticity scores over time for all habit goals, by feeding domain

From: Putting habit into practice, and practice into habit: a process evaluation and exploration of the acceptability of a habit-based dietary behaviour change intervention

Goal number

Child feeding domain

Measurement points

T1

T2

T3

T4

FU1

FU2

Goal 1

Fruits and vegetables

n

25

25

23

24

22

21

Mean (SD)

3.02 (1.80)

5.00 (1.55)

5.42 (1.44)

5.57 (1.21)

5.82 (1.32)

5.85 (1.41)

Healthy snacks

n

19

18

17

16

16

16

Mean (SD)

3.13 (1.80)

5.22 (1.45)

5.76 (1.18)

6.31 (.51)

6.23 (.80)

6.45 (.63)

Healthy drinks

n

13

12

11

10

9

9

Mean (SD)

2.62 (1.95)

5.21 (1.73)

6.05 (1.04)

6.43 (1.03)

6.67 (.60)

6.72 (.61)

All domains

n

57

55

51

50

47

46

Mean (SD)

2.96 (1.81)

5.12 (1.53)

5.67 (1.28)

5.98 (1.06)

6.12 (1.08)

6.23 (1.10)

Goal 2

Fruits and vegetables

n

--

13

13

12

12

12

Mean (SD)

--

3.75 (1.68)

5.58 (1.23)

5.96 (1.30)

5.98 (1.35)

6.40 (.79)

 

Healthy snacks

n

--

29

28

26

24

24

Mean (SD)

--

3.03 (1.79)

5.29 (1.58)

5.73 (1.84)

5.97 (1.20)

6.13 (.99)

Healthy drinks

n

--

13

12

12

11

10

Mean (SD)

--

2.52 (1.71)

5.65 (.88)

6.25 (.61)

6.18 (1.07)

6.33 (.94)

All domains

n

--

55

53

50

47

46

Mean (SD)

--

3.08 (1.77)

5.44 (1.35)

5.91 (1.49)

6.02 (1.19)

6.24 (.92)

Goal 3

Fruits and vegetables

n

--

--

16

14

13

13

Mean (SD)

--

--

3.73 (2.04)

6.05 (1.31)

6.04 (1.24)

5.83 (1.52)

Healthy snacks

n

--

--

8

8

7

6

Mean (SD)

--

--

2.94 (2.01)

5.23 (1.35)

6.14 (.54)

6.04 (.62)

Healthy drinks

n

--

--

29

28

27

27

Mean (SD)

--

--

3.70 (2.07)

6.18 (1.35)

6.41 (1.17)

6.33 (1.21)

All domains

n

--

--

53

50

47

46

Mean (SD)

--

--

3.59 (2.03)

5.99 (1.31)

6.27 (1.11)

6.15 (1.24)

  1. T1,...4 = Time 1,...Time 4, FU1 = Follow-up 1, FU2 = Follow-up 2. Goal 1 = goals set at T1, Goal 2 = goals set at T2, Goal 3 = goals set at T3. See Table 2 for details of measurement points. Scores range from 1-7, where 7 = strongest habit.