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Table 2 Behavioural context patterns after the educational transition (t2): latent profile analysis models for 3-to 5-latent-pattern solutions (class-invariant, diagonal Σ)

From: Stability of context in sport and exercise across educational transitions in adolescence: hello work, goodbye sport club?

Latent-pattern solution

n (%)

Club-organised

M (SD)

Non-club organised

M (SD)

Self-organised

M (SD)

Alone

M (SD)

With people you do not know

M (SD)

With family and/or partner

M (SD)

With friends

M (SD)

Competition participation

M (SD)

Sport and exercise volume

M (SE)

Sex

M (SE)

BIC

Sample-adjusted BIC

Entropy

VLMR

BLRTa

Three latent patterns

           

-145.069

-252.950

.99

p = .0014

-220.888

p < .00005

1. Mostly inactives

189 (48.32%)

1.40% (1.22)

0.90% (0.89)

33.10% (3.27)

20.90% (3.11)

1.60% (1.73)

3.40% (1.70)

14.20% (3.13)

2.70% (2.68)

92.71 min/week (12.73) [2, 3]

64.00% female

    

2. Traditional competitive club athletes with friends

152 (38.78%)

86.50% (1.22)

3.10% (0.89)

8.80% (3.27)

0.90% (3.11)

8.60% (1.73)

1.90% (1.70)

79.70% (3.13)

66.00% (2.68)

354.36 min/week (22.04) [1, 3]

57.70% female

    

3. Non-club-organised sportspersons

51 (13.01%)

0.30% (1.22)

89.90% (0.89)

6.40% (3.27)

28.00% (3.11)

11.00% (1.73)

18.10% (1.70)

41.90% (3.13)

8.70% (2.68)

278.88 min/week (27.86) [1, 2]

69.40% female

    
         

Wald-Chi-Square-Test

χ2 = 121.62, p < .00005

χ2 = 2.72, p = .26

     

Four latent patterns

           

-868.684

-1005.122

1.00

p < .00005

174.046

p < .00005

1. Non-club-organised sports persons

51 (13.01%)

3.00% (1.23)

90.40% (0.89)

5.90% (1.18)

27.40% (2.49)

11.10% (1.73)

18.30% (1.70)

42.20% (3.00)

8.70% (2.68)

278.73 min/week (27.91) [2, 3]

69.20% female

    

2. Mostly inactives

121 (30.87%)

0.00% (1.23)

0.00% (0.89)

0.01% (1.18)

0.01% (2.49)

0.00% (1.73)

0.01% (1.70)

4.70% (3.00)

0.10% (2.68)

23.33 min/week (10.99) [1, 3, 4]

66.20% female

    

3. Traditional competitive club athletes with friends

152 (38.78%)

86.50% (1.23)

3.10% (0.89)

8.70% (1.18)

8.90% (2.49)

8.60% (1.73)

1.90% (1.70)

79.80% (3.00)

66.10% (2.68)

354.39 min/week (22.08) [1, 3, 4]

57.60% female

    

4. Self-organised individualists

68 (17.35%)

4.10% (1.23)

2.80% (0.89)

91.50% (1.18)

56.80% (2.49)

3.70% (1.73)

7.90% (1.70)

31.50% (3.00)

6.40% (2.68)

218.00 min/week (22.44) [2, 3]

60.30% female

     
         

Wald-Chi-Square-Test

χ 2 = 241.75, p < .00005

χ2 = 3.40, p = .334

     

Five latent patterns

           

-1285.32

-1450.309

1.00

p = .0398

562.724

p < .00005

1. Mostly inactives

121 (30.87%)

0.00% (1.05)

0.00% (0.89)

0.40% (0.71)

0.90% (2.49)

0.40% (1.73)

0.80% (1.70)

4.50% (3.00)

0.80% (2.61)

23.33 min/week (10.99) [2, 3, 4, 5]

66.10% female

    

2. Non-club-organised sportspersons

30 (7.65%)

42.70% (1.05)

7.80% (0.89)

46.70% (0.71)

28.40% (2.49)

7.10% (1.73)

2.90% (1.70)

61.40% (3.00)

35.10% (2.61)

324.25 min/week (48.88) [1, 5]

50.20% female

    

3. Self-organised individualists

51 (13.01%)

3.20% (1.05)

90.30% (0.89)

5.80% (0.71)

27.30% (2.49)

11.10% (1.73)

18.20% (1.70)

42.50% (3.00)

8.90% (2.61)

279.04 min/week (27.80) [1, 4]

68.80% female

     

4. Traditional competitive club athletes with friends

133 (33.93%)

90.90% (1.05)

3.10% (0.89)

4.30% (0.71)

7.50% (2.49)

9.10% (1.73)

1.80% (1.70)

80.90% (3.00)

69.50% (2.61)

353.39 min/week (23.20) [1, 3, 5]

60.00% female

    

5. Flexible sportspersons

57 (14.54%)

0.50% (1.05)

0.30% (0.89)

98.40% (0.71)

59.50% (2.49)

2.70% (1.73)

8.90% (1.70)

28.90% (3.00)

2.50% (2.61)

207.68 min/week (24.21) [1, 4]

59.60% female

    
         

Wald-Chi-Square-Test

χ2 = 242.18, p < .00005

χ2 = 3.87, p = .424

     
  1. Note. BIC = Bayesian information criterion; sample-adjusted BIC = sample-adjusted Bayesian information criterion; VLMR = Vuong-Lo-Mendell-Rubin likelihood ratio test; BLRT = bootstrapped likelihood-ratio test. Numbers in brackets indicate that patterns differ significantly at p < .05.