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Table 3 Predictors of child’s physical activity: results of multivariate regression analyses

From: Physical activity differences between children from migrant and native origin

Variables

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

 

β

t

p

β

t

p

β

t

p

Age

0.02

0.67

0.08

0.02

0.85

0.40

0.02

0.57

0.57

Sex girl

−0.11*

−3.80

0.00*

−0.17*

−6.23

0.00*

−0.17*

−6.00

0.00*

Background

         

- Turkish

−0.11*

−3.84

0.00*

−0.12*

−4.21

0.00*

−0.12*

−4.24

0.00*

- Moroccan

−0.07*

−2.44

0.02*

−0.05*

−1.80

0.04*

−0.05*

−1.87

0.04*

- Non-western

−0.05*

−1.85

0.04*

−0.04*

−1.57

0.05*

−0.04*

−1.56

0.05*

- Western

−0.02

−0.71

0.48

−0.02

−0.72

0.47

−0.02

−0.84

0.39

Educational level

         

- Middle

0.02

0.49

0.63

0.01

0.29

0.77

0.00

0.09

0.93

- High

0.03

0.62

0.54

0.02

0.62

0.53

0.00

0.01

0.99

Availability (toys)

   

0.00

0.15

0.88

0.00

0.01

0.10

Availability (sport clubs)

   

0.33*

11.80

0.00*

0.33*

11.78

0.00*

Accessibility (active)

   

0.05*

1.82

0.05*

0.05*

1.75

0.05*

Accessibility (passive)

   

0.04

1.46

0.15

0.04

1.47

0.14

Role modeling

      

0.07*

2.74

0.00*

Supportive parental policies

      

0.10*

3.73

0.00*

adjusted R2

0.03

0.13

0.15

R2 change

0.03*

0.10*

0.02*

  1. * p < .05.