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Table 3 Association between individual/family environmental variables and television or computer time in five European countries (multivariate model)

From: Individual and family environmental correlates of television and computer time in 10- to 12-year-old European children: the ENERGY-project

 

BELGIUM

GERMANY

GREECE

HUNGARY

NORWAY

 

Television

Computer

Television

Computer

Television

Computer

Television

Computer

Television

Computer

Β, SE (95 % CI)

Β, SE (95 % CI)

Β, SE (95 % CI)

Β, SE (95 % CI)

Β, SE (95 % CI)

Β, SE (95 % CI)

Β, SE (95 % CI)

Β, SE (95 % CI)

Β, SE (95 % CI)

Β, SE (95 % CI)

Individual variables

 Perception of recommendations

22.28, 1.93

0.10, 0.01

16.31, 2.33

0.12, 0.02

14.38, 1.98

0.08, 0.02

25.35, 2.26

0.12, 0.01

18.05, 2.41

0.10, 0.02

(18.51;26.06)

(0.07;0.12)

(11.58;20.69)

(0.07;0.16)

(10.50;18.25)

(0.05;0.11)

(20.92;29.78)

(0.09;0.15)

(13.34;22.77)

(0.07;0.13)

 Attitude

NS

0.04, 0.01

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

(0.01;0.06)

 Preference

NS

0.07, 0.02

10.58, 2.78

0.09, 0.02

9.64, 2.68

0.07, 0.02

NS

0.04, 0.01

9.39, 2.99

0.09, 0.02

(0.04;0.10)

(5.14;16.02)

(0.05;0.13)

(5.82;14.99)

(0.04;0.10)

(0.01;0.07)

(3.53;15.26)

(0.05;0.12)

 Self-efficacy

NS

−0.04, 0.01

−5.05, 1.91

NS

−6.21, 1.76

−0.07, 0.01

−5.52, 1.54

−0.03, 0.01

−9.63, 1.98

−0.03, 0.01

(−0.06; −0.01)

(−8.78; −1.31)

(−9.66; −2.76)

(−0.09; −0.04)

(−8.54; −2.50)

(−0.05; −0.01)

(−13.50; −5.76)

(−0.06;0.00)

 Habit

NS

0.03, 0.01

NS

0.05, 0.02

NS

NS

NS

0.06, 0.01

NS

0.06, 0.01

(0.00;0.05)

(0.01;0.08)

(0.03;0.08)

(0.04;0.09)

 Agreement with rules

NS

NS

NS

NS

−0.02, 0.01

NS

NS

NS

NS

(−0.05;0.00)

Social environmental variables

 Parental behaviour

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

7.96, 3.15

NS

9.61, 3.83

NS

(1.78;4.14)

(2.11;17.11)

 Parental co-participation

4.07, 1.38

NS

4.77, 1.75

NS

NS

0.02, 0.01

5.47, 1.52

0.04, 0.01

5.23, 2.02

NS

(1.37;6.78)

(1.33;8.20)

(0.00;0.04)

(2.48;8.45)

(0.02;0.05)

(1.27;9.19)

 Parental subjective norm

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

−5.04, 1.93

NS

NS

NS

(−8.83; −1.26)

 Parental perception of recommendations

NS

0.13, 0.02

18.74, 3.47

NS

0.08, 0.02

8.59, 2.58

0.06, 0.02

9.98, 3.42

0.08, 0.03

(0.06;0.16)

(11.95;25.53)

(0.04;0.12)

(3.50;13.60)

(0.01;0.10)

(3.28;16.68)

(0.03;0.13)

 Parental avoidance of negative modeling behaviour

NS

−0.03, 0.02

−0.02, 0.01

(−0.07;0.00)

(−0.04;0.00)

Political environmental variables

 Parental strictness 1

−5.16, 1.46

NS

NS

NS

NS

−0.03, 0.01

NS

NS

NS

NS

(−8.02; −2.30)

(−0.06; −0.01)

 Parental strictness 2

NS

NS

NS

−0.07, 0.03

−9.64, 2.68

NS

NS

−0.05, 0.02

NS

NS

(−0.13; −0.02)

(−14.90; −4.39)

(−0.08; −0.01)

 Parental rules

NS

5.41, 1.62

NS

4.72, 1.65

3.47, 1.52

NS

(2.23;8.58)

(1.50;7.95)

(0.48;6.45)

 Child participation in setting rules

NS

NS

 Parental monitoring

−8.04, 2.18

−0.04, 0.02

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

(−12.31; −3.77)

(−0.07; −0.01)

 Parental negotiation

NS

NS

−6.57, 2.32

NS

NS

NS

−0.04, 0.02

(−11.12; −2.01)

(−0.08; −0.01)

Economic environmental variables

 Parental education

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Physical environmental variables

 TV

  Number of TV’s in the household

NS

n/a

NS

n/a

NS

n/a

NS

n/a

NS

n/a

  Having a TV in the bedroom

NS

n/a

NS

n/a

NS

n/a

NS

n/a

NS

n/a

  Having a TV in the kitchen

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

 Computer

  Number of computers in the household

n/a

n/a

NS

n/a

n/a

NS

n/a

NS

  Having an own computer

n/a

NS

n/a

NS

n/a

n/a

0.10, 0.03

n/a

NS

(0.04;0.16)

  Number of consoles in the household

n/a

0.03, 0.01

n/a

NS

n/a

NS

n/a

NS

n/a

(0.00;0.04)

  Having an own console

n/a

n/a

NS

n/a

NS

n/a

NS

n/a

NS

  1. Multivariate model, adjusted for age and sex; SE standard error, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval, NS significant in univariate model, but not in multivariate model, − not significant in univariate model and therefore not included in multivariate model, n/a not applicable