Table 2 Parental influence on children's physical activity scale and factor structure

The adult(s) I live with on a weekend day pay for me to take part in physical activity (for example paying for swimming or to attend football club)

.833

.041

.069

.038

The adult(s) I live with on a weekend day drive me to sports clubs

.774

-.056

.071

.133

The adult(s) I live with on a weekday pay for me to take part in physical activity (for example paying for swimming or to attend football club)

.760

.047

.027

-.115

The adult(s) I live with on a weekday take me to or collect me from sport or exercise clubs

.759

.085

-.177

.059

The adult(s) I live with on a weekend day encourage (or tell) me to be physically active

.632

.204

.017

-.006

The adult(s) I live with on a weekday encourage (or tell) me to be physically active

.577

.284

.074

-.044

The adult(s) I live with on a weekend day take part in lots of physical activity

.172

.812

-.216

.024

The adults(s) I live with on a weekend day take part in physical activity with me

.044

.810

.082

.002

The adult(s) I live with on a weekday take part in physical activity with me

.072

.787

.086

.119

The adult(s) I live with on a weekday take part in lots of physical activity

.145

.786

-.090

.037

The adult(s) I live with on a weekday used to take part in lots of physical activity but they don't anymore

.005

-.015

.906

.031

The adult(s) I live with on a weekend day used to take part in lots of physical activity but they don't anymore

.069

-.056

.888

.209

The adult(s) I live with on a weekday have rules for physical activity (such as being home at a set time, not going to some places etc)

-.007

.036

.099

.908

The adult(s) I live with on a weekend day have rules for physical activity (such as being home at a set time, not going to some places etc)

.038

.113

.120

.904

Alpha for overall Scale = .746

Overall variance explained = 67.5%