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Table 2 Description of multi-item scales used to measure psychosocial risk factors (n=1814)

From: Association of breakfast intake with obesity, dietary and physical activity behavior among urban school-aged adolescents in Delhi, India: results of a cross-sectional study

Psychosocial factor

Items

Cronbach’s Alpha

Example of question

Values

7

0.77

How important is being healthy for you?

Beliefs

5

0.84

How strongly do you agree with the statement that “The type of food I eat affects my health”?

Satisfaction with body image

5

0.84

How satisfied are you with your weight?

Depression

7

0.82

In the past one year how often have you been bothered about worrying too much?

Eating more than usual

7

0.77

Do you think you eat more than usual when you are studying for your exams?

peer’s influence

6

0.89

Many of my friends care about eating healthy food?

Parents’ influence

6

0.92

My parents encourage me for eating healthy food?