Table 1 Means (SD) for single items with significant group (G), time (T) (2002 – 2004) or interaction effect (I).
Item | Â | WN-group | IM-group | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | F-value |
C18 As a family, we intend controlling how often our child has sugary foods or drinks between meals (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree) | 2002 2004 | 4.19 (0.81) 4.30 (0.70) | 3.88 (0.74) 4.00 (0.72) | G: 5.36* T: 1.78 I: 0.00 |
C23 It is worthwhile to give our child sweets/biscuits to behave well (1 = strongly agree, 5 = strongly disagree) | 2002 2004 | 4.44 (0.79) 4.54 (0.80) | 3.67 (1.01) 3.67 (1.17) | G: 38.49*** T: 0.23 I: 0.23 |
C25 The people we know well would feel it was important to control how often our child has sugary foods and drinks (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree) | 2002 2004 | 2.62 (1.16) 2.90 (1.19) | 3.46 (1.14) 3.71 (0.96) | G: 15.98*** T: 3.55 I: 0.01 |
C26 In our family, it would be unfair not to give sweets to our child every day (1 = strongly agree, 5 = strongly disagree) | 2002 2004 | 4.44 (1.05) 4.59 (0.83) | 3.50 (1.35) 3.50 (1.35) | G: 36.80*** T: 0.33 I: 0.33 |
C27 It is often too stressful to say no to my child when they want sweets (1 = strongly agree, 5 = strongly disagree) | 2002 2004 | 4.10 (0.97) 4.35 (0.82) | 3.25 (1.03) 3.29 (1.30) | G: 33.25 *** T: 1.98 I: 0.96 |
C30 It is not worth it to battle with our child to brush his/her teeth twice a day (1 = strongly agree, 5 = strongly disagree) | 2002 2004 | 4.39 (0.86) 4.58 (0.76) | 3.67 (1.13) 3.58 (1.41) | G: 35.12*** T: 0.21 I: 1.50 |
C32 The dentist is the best person to prevent tooth decay in our child (1 = strongly agree, 5 = strongly disagree) | 2002 2004 | 4.00 (0.82) 4.22 (0.80) | 3.29 (1.00) 3.54 (1.18) | G: 24.05*** T: 4.86* I: 0.01 |