Table 1 COM-B Questionnaire statement responses by students (n = 287)
Questionnaire statement* | Questionnaire Response (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
For me to do physical activity at school, I would have to … | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Categorisation ** |
Capability | ||||||||
1. Know more about why it is important, e.g. have a better understanding of the benefits of exercising more | 3.17 (0.99) | 3.06 to 3.29 | 4.9 | 20.2 | 35.2 | 32.4 | 7.3 | Neutral |
2. Know more about how to do it, e.g. have a better understanding of effective ways of exercising or being physically active | 3.49 (0.99) | 3.37 to 3.60 | 2.8 | 15.0 | 26.1 | 42.9 | 13.2 | Neutral |
3. Have better physical skills, e.g. learn different exercises or movements to help me be physically active | 3.49 (1.02) | 3.37 to 3.61 | 3.5 | 14.3 | 26.1 | 41.8 | 14.3 | Neutral |
4. Have better mental skills, e.g. learn how to reason more effectively | 3.25 (1.04) | 3.13 to 3.38 | 4.5 | 20.9 | 29.3 | 35.2 | 10.1 | Neutral |
5. Have more physical strength, e.g. build up muscles for demanding physical work | 3.19 (1.13) | 3.06 to 3.32 | 7.0 | 23.0 | 26.5 | 31.4 | 12.2 | Neutral |
6. Have more mental strength, e.g. develop stronger resilience against barriers to being more active | 3.37 (1.03) | 3.25 to 3.49 | 2.4 | 22.0 | 24.4 | 39.0 | 12.2 | Neutral |
7. Overcome physical limitations, e.g. to get around problems of stature of disability | 3.17 (1.06) | 3.05 to 3.29 | 7.3 | 19.5 | 29.6 | 35.9 | 7.7 | Neutral |
8. Overcome mental obstacles, e.g. develop stronger resilience against the temptation to not exercise | 3.49 (1.06) | 3.37 to 3.61 | 3.8 | 16.0 | 23.0 | 41.5 | 15.7 | Neutral |
9. Have more physical stamina, e.g. develop a great capacity to maintain physical effort | 3.56 (0.97) | 3.45 to 3.67 | 3.5 | 10.8 | 25.1 | 47.4 | 13.2 | Neutral |
10. Have more mental stamina, e.g. develop a greater capacity to maintain mental effort | 3.49 (0.97) | 3.38 to 3.61 | 2.8 | 13.6 | 27.2 | 44.3 | 12.2 | Neutral |
Mean score: psychological capability component (statements: 1,2,4,6,8,10) | 3.38 (0.70) | 3.30 to 3.46 | Neutral | |||||
Mean score: physical capability component (statements: 3,5,7,9) | 3.35 (0.73) | 3.27 to 3.44 | Neutral | |||||
Opportunity | ||||||||
11. Have more time to do it, e.g. create dedicated time during the day | 4.01 (0.91) | 3.91 to 4.12 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 15.3 | 44.9 | 32.4 | Agree |
12. Have more money, e.g. be given or earn funds to support the behaviour | 2.99 (1.17) | 2.85 to 3.12 | 7.7 | 33.1 | 24.4 | 22.6 | 12.2 | Disagree |
13. Have the necessary materials, e.g. acquire better clothes/shoes/other equipment for the task | 3.59 (1.07) | 3.47 to 3.72 | 4.9 | 10.8 | 24.0 | 40.8 | 19.5 | Neutral |
14. Have it more easily accessible, e.g. easier access to facilities | 3.60 (0.98) | 3.49 to 3.71 | 1.7 | 12.9 | 26.5 | 41.5 | 17.4 | Neutral |
15. Have more people around me doing it, e.g. be part of a “crowd” who are doing it | 3.26 (1.20) | 3.12 to 3.40 | 9.8 | 19.2 | 20.2 | 36.9 | 13.9 | Neutral |
16. Have more triggers to prompt me, e.g. have more reminders at strategic times | 3.30 (0.93) | 3.20 to 3.41 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 36.2 | 38.3 | 7.0 | Neutral |
17. Have more support from others, e.g. have my friends or classmates behind me | 3.42 (1.08) | 3.30 to 3.55 | 4.9 | 15.3 | 28.2 | 35.9 | 15.7 | Neutral |
Mean score: physical opportunity component (statements: 11,12,13,14) | 3.55 (0.73) | 3.46 to 3.63 | Neutral | |||||
Mean score: social opportunity component (statements: 15,16,17) | 3.33 (0.80) | 3.24 to 3.42 | Neutral | |||||
Motivation | ||||||||
18. Feel that I want to do it enough, e.g. feel more of a sense of pleasure or satisfaction from exercise | 3.82 (0.94) | 3.71 to 3.93 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 20.6 | 46.7 | 23.3 | Neutral |
19. Feel that I need to do it enough, e.g. care more about the negative consequences of not doing it | 3.55 (1.03) | 3.43 to 3.67 | 4.2 | 10.8 | 27.9 | 39.7 | 17.4 | Neutral |
20. Believe that it would be a good thing to do, e.g. have a stronger sense that I should do it | 3.75 (0.91) | 3.64 to 3.86 | 2.1 | 7.0 | 23.7 | 48.4 | 18.8 | Neutral |
21. Develop better plans for doing it, e.g. have a clearer and better developed plan for exercising regularly | 3.76 (0.88) | 3.66 to 3.86 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 24.7 | 49.5 | 18.1 | Neutral |
22. Develop a habit of doing it, e.g. get into a pattern of exercising regularly without having to think | 3.97 (0.88) | 3.87 to 4.07 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 18.5 | 46.3 | 28.9 | Neutral |
Mean score: automatic motivation component (statements: 18,19,22) | 3.78 (0.76) | 3.69 to 3.87 | Neutral | |||||
Mean score: reflective motivation component (statements: 20,21) | 3.76 (0.78) | 3.67 to 3.85 | Neutral | |||||