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Table 5 Multivariate models for the children’s outdoor play and snack intake behaviours (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

behaviour

behaviour

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 1: Distal factors

Ethnicity (Turkish vs. Dutch (reference))

-.081**

-.057*

-.068

.092**

.049

.032

Educational level (middle vs low (reference))

-.031

-.014

-.015

-.017

-.031

-.026

Educational level (high vs low (reference))

-.042

-.014

-.014

-.026

-.023

-.018

Age of child

.005

.010**

.011**

.014**

.009

.009

Perceived child weight (-2 = far too heavy, 2 = far too light)

.008

-.007

-.014

.007

.025

-.015

Belief that genetic factors cause overweight

.001

.018

.016

.015

.010

.008

Step 2: TPB factors

Attitude

 

.014

.002

 

-.082**

-.078**

Subjective norm

 

.001

-.003

 

.033 **

.033*

Perceived behavioural control

 

.144**

.147**

 

-.054**

-.058**

Step 3: Interaction terms

Perceived child weight x attitude

  

.024

  

.005

Perceived child weight x subjective norm

  

-.017

  

-.015

Perceived child weight x perceived behavioural control

  

-.008

  

.050*

Ethnicity x attitude

  

.037

  

-.021

Ethnicity x subjective norm

  

.022

  

.000

Ethnicity x perceived behavioural control

  

-.007

  

.034

ΔR2

.018

.200

.006

.036

.049

.011

Full model

R2 = .224

R2 = .096

  1. * p < 0.05.
  2. ** p < 0.01.