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Table 4 Multivariate models for parental intentions to monitor outdoor play and snack intake (standardised betas)

From: Ethnic differences and parental beliefs are important for overweight prevention and management in children: a cross-sectional study in the Netherlands

 

Outdoor play

Snack intake

intention

intention

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 1: Distal factors

Ethnicity (Turkish vs. Dutch (reference)

-.466**

-.399**

-.399**

-.410**

-.373**

-.334*

Educational level (middle vs low (reference))

.213*

.128

.117

.336**

.171*

.175*

Educational level (high vs low (reference))

.137

.016

.006

.340**

.107

.122

Age of child

-.066**

-.047**

-.043**

-.066**

-.033*

-.032*

Perceived child weight

(-2 = far too heavy, 2 = far too light)

-.315**

-.315**

-.436**

-.291**

-.236**

-.500**

Belief that genetic factors cause overweight (-2 = not important; 2 = important)

-.149

-.052

-.050

-.055

.015

.011

Step 2: TPB factors

Attitude

 

.522**

.393**

 

.524**

.506**

Subjective norm

 

.366**

.432**

 

.386**

.407**

Perceived behavioural control

 

.194**

.242**

 

.079

.083

Step 3: Interaction terms

Perceived child weight x attitude

  

.149

  

.248*

Perceived child weight x subjective norm

  

-.100

  

.071

Perceived child weight x perceived behavioural control

  

.050

  

.080

Ethnicity x attitude

  

.333

  

-.034

Ethnicity x subjective norm

  

-.167*

  

-.105

Ethnicity x perceived behavioural control

  

-.166

  

.022

ΔR2

.081

.242

.014

.096

.252

.012

Full model

R2 = .337

R2 = .360

  1. * p < 0.05.
  2. ** p < 0.01.