Exploring associations between parental and peer variables, personal variables and physical activity among adolescents: a mediation analysis

Table 3 Main associations between parental and peer variables and MVPA on weekdays and weekend days (mins/day)

	MVPA on weekdays	MVPA on weekend days
	τ, SE (95% CI)	τ, SE (95% CI)
Parental variables
Parental co-participation in PA	0.025, 0.019	0.076, 0.041
Parental co-participation in PA	(−0.012;0.062)	(−0.004;0.156) ^†
Parental logistic support for PA	0.035, 0.016	0.078, 0.035
Parental logistic support for PA	(0.004;0.066)*	(0.009;0.147)*
Parental praise of PA	0.015, 0.014	0.061, 0.032
Parental praise of PA	(−0.012;0.042)	(−0.002;0.124) ^†
Parental control of PA	−0.056, 0.027	−0.017, 0.063
Parental control of PA	(−0.109;-0.003)*	(−0.140;0.106)
Parental concern about PA	−0.180, 0.081	−0.075, 0.181
Parental concern about PA	(−0.339;-0.021)*	(−0.430;0.280)
Peer variables
Peer modeling of PA	−0.016, 0.019	−0.011, 0.042
Peer modeling of PA	(−0.053;0.021)	(−0.096;0.068)
Peer enjoyment of PA	−0.131, 0.113	0.039, 0.244
Peer enjoyment of PA	(−0.352;0.090)	(−0.439;0.517)
Peer interest in PA	0.036, 0.018	0.052, 0.039
Peer interest in PA	(0.001;0.071)*	(−0.024;0.128)
Peer encouragement of PA	0.086, 0.157	−0.342, 0.356
Peer encouragement of PA	(−0.222;0.394)	(−1.040;0.356)

Analyses were adjusted for adolescents’ sex, maternal education, total accelerometer wear-time and days worn; MVPA, moderate- to vigorous physical activity; SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval; ^†p < 0.1 (indicated in italic); *p < 0.05 (indicated in bold).

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