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Table 5 Pairwise correlations between PA, intention, automaticity and other determinants of PA

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

 

PA

Intention

Automaticity

PA

1.0

  

Intention

.49**

1.0

 

Automaticity

.43**

.55**

1.0

Capability

 Knowledge of recommendations

.04

−.05

−.11**

 Action planning

.42**

.56**

.54**

 Coping planning

.34**

.41**

.52**

 Self-monitoring

.52**

.70**

.61**

Opportunity

 Access to facilities

.16**a

.36**

.28**

 Material resources

.25**

.31**

.33**

 Injunctive norm

.25**

.36**

.35**

 Descriptive norm

.26**

.38**

.46**

 Parental support

.26**

.40**

.42**

 PE autonomy support

.20**

.38**

.34**

Motivation

 Positive outcome expectancy

.24**

.44**

.42**

 Negative outcome expectancy

−.21**

−.40**

−.29**

 Instrumental attitude

.17**

.41**

.24**

 Affective attitude

.34**

.54**

.46**

 PA identity

.48**

.58**

.64**

 Self-efficacy & perceived behavioural control

.30**

.55**

.43**

  1. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
  2. athe test of the difference between two independent correlation coefficients for vocational school- and high school is significant (p < .05).