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Table 3 Baseline and post-intervention descriptives of parental regulation of TV-viewing and computer/game-use

From: Post-intervention effects on screen behaviours and mediating effect of parental regulation: the HEalth In Adolescents study – a multi-component school-based randomized controlled trial

 

Baselinea

Post-intervention

 

Control

Intervention

Control

Intervention

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Parental regulation TV-viewing, reported by b,c

    

Adolescents

3.64 (0.96)

3.68 (0.93)

3.41 (1.07)

3.38 (1.05)

Mothers

4.06 (0.75)

4.18 (0.66)*

3.92 (0.71)

4.02 (0.68)

Fathers

3.96 (0.75)

4.19 (0.71)***

3.80 (0.77)

3.90 (0.77)

Parental regulation comp/game-use, reported by b,c

    

Adolescents

3.55 (0.99)

3.53 (1.01)

3.28 (1.11)

3.28 (1.10)

Mothers

4.13 (0.84)

4.20 (0.70)

3.98 (0.80)

3.97 (0.80)

Fathers

3.99 (0.82)

4.14 (0.72)*

3.77 (0.83)

3.87 (0.79)

  1. *p <.05, ***p <.001, otherwise non-significant.
  2. Comp/game: computer/game-use; SD: standard deviation.
  3. aBaseline differences between control and intervention for mediators were tested with independent t-test.
  4. bRange for regulation measures 1.00-5.00.
  5. cn for parental regulation measures reported by: Adolescents 1390-1405; Mothers 764-775; Fathers 642-65.