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Table 1 Individual items for the compound predictors included in the logistic regression model

From: The significance of green exercise for the health and wellbeing of Italian immigrants in Norway: a mixed-methods study

Individual item

n (%)

Green exercise (α = 0.70)

 

“I often practice activities in nature such as walking in the woods or countryside, hiking in the maintains, activities on/by the sea, etc.”

 

 - It does not fit me

63 (11.86)

 - It fits me a little

228 (42.94)

 - It fits rather well

168 (31.64)

 - It fits me very well

72 (13.56)

“I often find myself in the quietness of nature”

 

 - It does not fit me

87 (16.38)

 - It fits me a little

220 (41.43)

 - It fits rather well

160 (30.13)

 - It fits me very well

64 (12.05)

“Walking or exercising in parks, green spaces or other natural environments” [proportion of overall time spent in physical activity during a regular week]

 

 - None

190 (35.78)

 - Less than half

182 (34.27)

 - About half

85 (16.01)

 - More than half

74 (13.94)

Childhood experiences with green exercise (α = 0.78)

 

[As a child, up to 16 years] “I often practiced activities in nature such as walking in the woods or countryside, hiking in the maintains, activities on/by the sea, etc.”

 

 - It does not fit me

111 (20.90)

 - It fits me a little

192 (36.16)

 - It fits rather well

152 (28.63)

 - It fits me very well

76 (14.31)

[As a child, up to 16 years] “I often found myself in the quietness of nature”

 

 - It does not fit me

247 (46.60)

 - It fits me a little

163 (30.75)

 - It fits rather well

85 (16.04)

 - It fits me very well

35 (6.60)

Social support for green exercise (α = 0.76)

 

“I know many people who practice green exercise”

 

 - It does not fit me

33 (6.23)

 - It fits me a little

117 (22.08)

 - It fits rather well

253 (47.74)

 - It fits me very well

127 (23.96)

“I am often invited to participate in green exercise”

 

 - It does not fit me

191 (36.45)

 - It fits me a little

186 (35.50)

 - It fits rather well

114 (21.76)

 - It fits me very well

33 (6.30)

“I often practice green exercise with friends”

 

 - It does not fit me

209 (39.58)

 - It fits me a little

211 (39.96)

 - It fits rather well

85 (16.10)

 - It fits me very well

23 (4.36)