Associations between the neighbourhood social environment and preschool children’s physical activity and screen time

Table 3 Hierarchical Linear Regression Results for Neighbourhood Social Environment Predicting Child PA and ST

Model/Predictor	B (95% CI)	SE B	β	R²	∆R²
Child PA				0.058	0.017
Social Cohesion	10.55 (-22.88, 41.99)	15.94	0.07
Social Interaction	17.76* (0.81, 34.71)	8.60	0.16
Sense of Community	-3.82 (-38.55, 30.9)	17.61	-0.02
Social Norms	-17.87, (-43.04, 70.30)	12.77	-0.10
Neighbourhood Crime	6.37 (-23.85, 11.1)	8.86	-0.05
Child ST				0.113*	0.074
Social Cohesion	-10.59 (-29.98, 8.80)	9.83	-0.11
Social Interaction	-12.77* (-23.23,—2.32)	5.30	-0.18
Sense of Community	6.7 (-14.72, 28.12)	10.86	0.06
Social Norms	6.73 (-8.80, 22.25)	7.87	0.06
Neighbourhood Crime	7.94 (-2.84, 18.72)	5.47	0.10

For each linear regression covariates were controlled for within models 1(child age, gender, childcare attendance) and 2 (SES). Values presented are from the final models [3]. These final models included social cohesion, social interactions, sense of community, social norms, neighbourhood crime, child age, gender, attending childcare and SES). Model 3 adjusted R² change values were used to determine the overall significance of NSE predictors collectively after controlling for covariates
B unstandardised beta coefficients, 95%CI 95% Confidence Interval, β standardised beta coefficient, PA Physical Activity, ST Screen Time
^*significant at p < .05 level

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