Table 3 Parental beliefs about overweight prevention or management in their children and reported children’s behaviour per ethnic group (means and standard deviations (sd))
Total | Dutch | Turkish | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | |
Parental intention outdoor play (-2 = low; 2 = high) | .62 (1.24) | .76 (1.15)** | .27 (1.36) |
Parental intention snack intake (-2 = low; 2 = high) | .98 (1.62) | 1.12 (1.10)** | .62 (1.24) |
Child behaviour playing outdoors (0 = never; 35 = all days more than 3 hours) | 16.05 (9.16) | 16.14 (8.44)** | 15.81 (10.85) |
Child behaviour snack intake (0 = never; 21 = all days more than 4 portions) | 7.54 (5.95) | 7.16 (5.99)** | 8.50 (5.77) |
Belief that genetic factors cause overweight (-2 = not important; 2 = important) | -.15 (.52) | -.18 (.47)** | -.07 (.63) |