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

Table 5 Cross-class comparisons of psychosocial variables across the five physical activity latent classes among male adolescents

Variable	Class 1 Leisure Active Gym n = 11 Median (IQR)	Class 2 Leisure Active Individual Sport n = 68 Median (IQR)	Class 3 Non-Participation n = 89 Median (IQR)	Class 4 Active Mixed Type n = 97 Median (IQR)	Class 5 Active Team Sport n = 121 Median (IQR)	H	n² _p
Intrinsic Motivation	15.00 (4.0) a, b	16.00 (6.8) c, d, e	14.00 (5.5) c, f, g	19.70 (2.0) a, d, f	19.00 (3.0) b, e, g	93.87**	.24
Competence	12.00 (4.0) a, b	13.00 (5.8) c, d	11.00 (6.0) e, f	15.00 (4.0) a, c, e	16.18 (4.0) b, d, f	79.97**	.21
Relatedness	18.00 (5.0) a, b	20.00 (7.0) c, d	18.00 (6.0) e, f	23.00 (5.0) a, c, e	22.00 (6.0) b, d, f	51.64**	.11
Autonomy	36.00 (7.0)	39.00 (11.0)a b	34.00 (14.5)c, d	42.00 (7.70)a, c	42.00 (8.0)b, d	45.53**	.13
Autonomy Support	23.00 (3.0)	22.00 (6.8) a, b	18.00 (8.5) c, d	24.00 (8.0) a, c	24.00 (6.0) b, d	57.92**	.15

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

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