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Table 3 Mean values of PAa and determinants of PA (N = 656)

From: What explains the socioeconomic status gap in activity? Educational differences in determinants of physical activity and screentime

 

Vocational school

Mean (sd)

 

High school

Mean (sd)

     
 

Boys

(N = 231)

Girls

(N = 273)

Total (N = 504)

Boys

(N = 51)

Girls

(N = 101)

Total (N = 152)

School

p

School

η2

Gender

p

School x Gender interaction

p

Physical activityb

4.0 (1.8)

3.7 (1.6)

3.8 (1.7)

4.5 (1.6)

4.4 (1.8)

4.4 (1.7)

.001

.018

.380

.674

Capability

  Self-monitoring

4.6 (1.7)

4.8 (1.5)

4.7 (1.6)

5.3 (1.2)

5.3 (1.4)

5.3 (1.4)

.000

.030

.383

.493

  Action planning

2.8 (.98)

2.7 (.99)

2.7 (.99)

3.2 (.82)

2.9 (.98)

3.0 (.94)

.002

.014

.046

.223

  Coping planning

2.6 (.94)

2.5 (.91)

2.5 (.92)

3.0 (.83)

2.4 (1.0)

2.6 (1.0)

.081

.005

.000

.005

Opportunity

  Access to facilities

5.1 (1.6)

5.1 (1.5)

5.1 (1.5)

5.4 (1.4)

5.2 (1.4)

5.2 (1.4)

.219

.002

.545

.523

  Material resources (money, equipment)

5.1 (1.5)

4.8 (1.5)

4.9 (1.5)

5.7 (1.5)

5.2 (1.4)

5.4 (1.4)

.000

.019

.009

.546

  Injunctive norm

4.3 (1.6)

4.2 (1.5)

4.3 (1.6)

5.1 (1.3)

4.8 (1.4)

4.9 (1.4)

.000

.034

.163

.450

  Descriptive norm

4.4 (1.3)

4.3 (1.1)

4.4 (1.3)

4.7 (1.2)

4.6 (1.4)

4.6 (1.3)

.016

.009

.558

1.0

 Parental support

5.0 (1.7)

4.9 (1.7)

5.0 (1.7)

5.4 (1.3)

5.3 (1.7)

5.3 (1.6)

.014

.009

.422

.978

  PE Autonomy support

5.1 (1.5)

5.1 (1.5)

5.1 (1.5)

5.1 (1.5)

5.1 (1.4)

5.1 (1.4)

.996

.000

.745

.966

Motivation

  Positive OE

5.0 (1.4)

5.4 (1.4)

5.2 (1.2)

5.3 (1.2)

5.6 (1.1)

5.5 (1.2)

.077

.005

.001

.560

  Negative OE

3.4 (1.3)

3.3 (1.3)

3.3 (1.3)

2.9 (1.2)

2.9 (1.2)

2.9 (1.2)

.000

.020

.322

.591

  Instrumental attitude

6.1 (1.3)

6.6 (.86)

6.3 (1.1)

6.4 (.86)

6.7 (.57)

6.6 (.69)

.010

.010

.000

.361

  Affective attitude

5.0 (1.4)

5.4 (1.4)

5.2 (1.4)

5.4 (1.2)

5.9 (1.4)

5.7 (1.3)

.002

.015

.002

.532

  Intention

5.0 (1.9)

5.4 (1.6)

5.2 (1.8)

6.0 (1.2)

5.8 (1.7)

5.9 (1.6)

.000

.029

.579

.085

  PA identity

4.7 (1.4)

4.5 (1.3)

4.6 (1.3)

5.0 (1.5)

5.0 (1.6)

5.0 (1.5)

.001

.017

.390

.432

  SE & PBC

5.8 (1.5)

6.0 (1.4)

5.9 (1.4)

6.5 (.71)

6.2 (1.3)

6.3 (1.1)

.001

.017

.744

.039

  Automaticity

4.5 (1.6)

4.3 (1.6)

4.4 (1.6)

4.8 (1.5)

4.5 (1.8)

4.6 (1.7)

.150

.003

.106

.830

  1. a PA physical activity, OE outcome expectancy, PE physical education, SE self-efficacy, PBC perceived behavioural control
  2. bDays per week with > 30 min MVPA
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