Table 4 General Statistics of main independent variables
From: Why are some groups physically active and others not? A contrast group analysis in leisure settings
Independent Variable | N | Physical Activity Level (M: mean) | SD | Sig.a | Effect size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Observational setting | |||||
 Entringen Pool | 328 | 2.57 | 1.032 | .381 (n.s.) | 0.062 (Cohen’s d) |
 Champagne Pond | 579 | 2.64 | 1.192 | ||
Gender-related group composition | |||||
 Female | 208 | 2.39 | 0.734 | .000 | 0.119 (part. Eta squared) |
 Male | 111 | 1.70 | 1.014 | ||
 Mixed | 588 | 2.87 | 1.172 | ||
Group size (categories) | |||||
 2–3 members (1) | 489 | 2.15 | 0.962 | .000 | 0.119 (part. Eta squared) |
 4–5 members (2) | 316 | 3.08 | 1.177 | ||
 6 and more members (3) | 102 | 3.39 | 0.706 | ||
Age -related group composition (specific) | |||||
 Adults only | 644 | 2.49 | 1.145 | .000 | 0.095 (part. Eta squared) |
 Age-mixed | 190 | 3.25 | 1.006 | ||
 Children | 34 | 1.85 | 0.436 | ||
 Adolescents | 38 | 2.24 | 0.675 | ||
Age-related group composition (homogeneous/ heterogeneous) | |||||
 Age-homogeneous | 781 | 2.45 | 1.104 | .000 | 1.236 (Cohen’s d) |
 Age-heterogeneous | 126 | 3.62 | 0.757 | ||
Body shape-related group composition | |||||
 Mainly Athletic | 69 | 1.35 | 0.855 | .000 | 0.259 (part. Eta squared) |
 Mainly Normal-weight | 408 | 2.27 | 1.135 | ||
 Mixed | 252 | 2.96 | 0.815 | ||
 Mainly Obese | 178 | 3.42 | 0.848 | ||
Additional equipment | |||||
 Yes | 474 | 3.12 | 1.012 | .000 | 1.053 (Cohen’s d) |
 No | 433 | 2.06 | 1.001 | ||
Communication level within group | |||||
 1 (frequent and lively) | 398 | 3.25 | 0.880 | .000 | 0.303 (part. Eta squared) |
 2 (occasional) | 346 | 2.36 | 1.009 |  | |
 3 (almost none) | 161 | 1.60 | 0.990 | ||
Day of observation | |||||
 Workday | 474 | 2.46 | 1.124 | .000 | - 0.293 (Cohen’s d) |
 Weekend | 433 | 2.79 | 1.127 | ||