Scale Development: Factors Affecting Diet, Exercise, and Stress Management (FADESM)

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Table 1 Reliability of factors affecting dietary fat intake behavior, physical activity, and stress management of low-income women

Construct	N	Crobach Alpha	Composite Construct Reliability
Personal and Environmental Factors Affecting Dietary Fat Intake Behavior
Motivation (Outcome Expectancies)	5	0.89	0.94
Positive Social Support	2	0.87	0.91
Negative Social Support	3	0.67	0.78
Personal Factors Affecting Physical Activity
Motivation (Outcome Expectancies)	5	0.82	0.89
Benefits (Outcome Expectancies)	6	0.94	0.97
Emotional Coping Response	4	0.91	0.95
Negative Mood Self-efficacy	4	0.88	0.88
Situational Self-efficacy	4	0.66	0.78
Environmental Factors Affecting Physical Activity
Accessibility (Physical Environment)	2	0.69	0.74
Positive Social Support	4	0.76	0.84
Barriers (Situations)	5	0.84	0.89
Personal Factors Affecting Stress Management
Motivation (Outcome Expectancies)	6	0.69	0.93
Benefits (Outcome Expectancies)	3	0.87	0.92
Positive Emotional Coping	2	0.80	0.85
Negative Emotional Coping	3	0.91	0.94
Self-efficacy	9	0.92	0.95
Environmental Factors Affecting Stress Management
Accessibility (Physical Environment)	2	0.76	0.84
Social Support	6	0.87	0.91
Barriers (Situation)	6	0.88	0.91

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