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Table 1 Pre and post-programme means (SD) for reported parent and infant outcomes (N = 69)

From: Testing the feasibility of a sustainable preschool obesity prevention approach: a mixed-methods service evaluation of a volunteer-led HENRY programme

Item/Scale

Score range

Pre

Post

Test result p-value (effect size)

Parenting efficacy

5–25

20.54 (3.17)

22.06 (2.18)

< .001 (r = .35)

Setting limits

5–25

18.77 (4.15)

21.98 (2.78)

< .001 (r = .47)

Parental emotional wellbeing

4–16

12.98 (3.27)

15.34 (2.32)

< .001 (r = .43)

Children eating with an adult

5–25

17.58 (5.63)

18.77 (5.06)

.003 (r = .26)

Children emotional wellbeing

 Positive Mood

3–9

8.53 (.88)

8.88 (.52)

.001 (r = .29)

 Liveliness

3–9

8.71 (.77)

8.97 (.17)

.010 (r = .23)

Family eating behaviours

 Eat with others

1–5

3.75 (1.09)

4.14 (.74)

.005 (r = .25)

 Eat standing up

1–5

1.98 (1.20)

1.64 (.86)

.027 (r = .19)

 Eat straight from pan

1–5

1.71 (1.12)

1.40 (.70)

.029 (r = .19)

 Eat while watching TV

1–5

3.04 (1.07)

2.61 (1.11)

.002 (r = .27)

 Stop eating when full

1–5

3.35 (1.26)

3.51 (1.05)

.598 (r = .05)

 Eat when angry/bored/low

1–5

2.62 (1.15)

2.13 (1.01)

.001 (r = .28)

 Eat takeaway food

1–5

2.66 (.92)

2.51 (.83)

.053 (r = .17)

 Eat healthy meals

1–5

3.97 (.77)

4.31 (.72)

.004 (r = .24)

Child eating behaviour

 Eat when they want

1–5

3.13 (.98)

2.74 (.98)

.054 (r = .20)

 Eat what they want

1–5

2.85 (1.17)

2.42 (1.01)

.019 (r = .25)

 Eating at set times

1–5

3.82 (1.16)

4.14 (.94)

.065 (r = .19)

Food purchasing/preparation

 Think about portion sizes

1–5

3.54 (1.19)

4.19 (.81)

< .001 (r = .32)

 Read labels on food packaging

1–5

3.73 (1.25)

4.01 (.99)

.055 (r = .17)

 Balance food groups

1–5

4.03 (.84)

4.30 (.81)

.108 (r = .14)

 Worry about underfeeding

1–5

2.87 (1.41)

2.74 (1.38)

.327 (r = .09)

 Try new recipes

1–5

3.47 (.94)

4.03 (.80)

< .001 (r = .37)

  1. Total scales in bold and single items in normal font. Single items reported when analysis did not support a total scale score. P-value results represent pre-post time effects using paired-sample Wilcoxon signed rank tests (criteria for significance, p < .01). Effect size represents Pearsons r (criteria: 0.1 = small; 0.3 = medium; 0.5 = large)