Maternal and paternal support for fruit and vegetable
consumption
Maternal and paternal support for children’s FV was measured
using a five-item scale developed by Rosenkranz et
al. [13]. Parents reported how often the mother/female
adult or father/male adult in the household would ‘prepare
or cut up vegetables and have them available in the
refrigerator for their child’; ‘have prepared or cut-up fruits
available for their child’s snack’; ‘encourage their child to
eat fruits or vegetables’; ‘eat fruits and vegetables with
their child, or prepare/cook fruits and vegetables with
their child’; and ‘tell their child that eating fruits and vegetables
is good for their health’. Responses were recorded
on a six-point scale with endpoints ranging from zero
(never) to five (daily). In the current sample, the internal
consistency of the scale, as measured by Cronbach’s alpha
was 0.77 and 0.82 for maternal and paternal support,
respectively.