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Table 4 Cross-class comparisons of psychosocial variables across the six physical activity latent classes among female adolescents

From: Variations in adolescents’ motivational characteristics across gender and physical activity patterns: A latent class analysis approach

Variable

Class 1

Organized Run/Swim & Dance/Gym

n = 16

Median (IQR)

Class 2

Active Individual Sport

n = 58

Median (IQR)

Class 3

Organized Dance

n = 78

Median (IQR)

Class 4

Walk/Run/Outdoor games

n = 104

Median (IQR)

Class 5

Leisure Active Team Sport

n = 140

Median (IQR)

Class 6

Non-Participation

n = 213

Median (IQR)

H

n2 p

Intrinsic Motivation

17.50 (6.0)a

19.00 (4.3) b, f

16.00 (6.0) c, g

15.00 (5.8) d, f, h

19.00 (3.8) e, g, h

13.00 (7.0) a, b, c d, e

112.27**

.18

Competence

12.00 (6.8)

13.5 (6.0) a, b, c

10.50 (5.0) a, d

10.00 (5.0) b, e

14.00 (5.0) d, e, f

10.00 (5.0) c, f

83.84**

.14

Relatedness

22.00 (7.0)

20.00 (8.0)

19.00 (6.0) a

19.00 (9.0) b

22.00 (6.0) a, b, c

18.00 (7.0) c

38.17**

.05

Autonomy

39.50 (11.3)

39.00 (11.0) a

36.00 (11.0)b, e

36.50 (12.0)c, f

42.00 (9.0)d, e, f

32.00 (14.0) a, b, c, d

42.66**

.15

Autonomy Support

21.00 (7.6)

22.00 (8.0) a

22.00 (8.3)

20.5 (8.0) b

24.00 (6.8) b, c

20.00 (8.0) a, c

42.66**

.07

  1. ** p < .001; Significant pairwise differences between classes are denoted by the same alphabet superscript in each row