Table 1 Descriptive statistics and differences for the social and physical environmental variables between pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19

Physical environment (n = 102)

 Audit variables, m (SD)

  Number of PA equipment items

30 (18.4)

28.9 (16.5)

0.02*

  PA equipment accessibility and availability score ^a

94 (66.6)

86 (50.2)

0.01*

  Number of seated furniture items

20.7 (7.9)

22.2 (8.5)

0.01*

  Seated furniture accessibility and availability score ^a

81.4 (30.1)

86.5 (33.1)

0.01*

  Number of media equipment items

11.8 (4.7)

13 (4.8)

0.01*

  Media equipment accessibility and availability score ^a

45.2 (18.7)

47.7 (18.4)

0.15

  Number of bedroom media equipment items

1.7 (1.6)

2.2 (1.9)

 < 0.01*

  Bedroom media equipment accessibility and availability score ^a

6.2 (5.8)

7.9 (6.9)

 < 0.01*

  Number of musical instrument items

2.3 (2.1)

2.4 (2.7)

0.39

  Musical instrument accessibility and availability score ^a

7 (7.1)

8.3 (9.3)

0.33

 Electronic media equipment

  TV service, %

  Digital (e.g., SKY, BT etc.)

77%

82%

0.08

  Freeview or other

23%

18%

0.08

  Movie/TV streaming (e.g., Netflix, Amazon TV etc.) [% yes]

75%

92%

 < 0.01*

  Number of DVDS

3.7 (1.5)

3.7 (1.5)

0.13

  Number of smartphones (mode)

3 (0.8)

3.3 (0.6)

 < 0.01*

 Other equipment, m (SD)

  Number of books

4.3 (1.5)

4 (1.4)

 < 0.01*

  Number of active video games (e.g., Wii sports, Just dance etc.)

2 (0.7)

1.9 (0.7)

0.46

  Number of fitness trackers (e.g., fitbit, Garmin etc..)

2 (0.8)

2.4 (0.8)

 < 0.01*

Social environment (n = 102)

 Preferences, m (SD)

  Child activity preferences at home ²

3.3 (0.8)

3 (0.9)

 < 0.01*

  Child social preferences at home ²

3.7 (1)

3 (0.9)

 < 0.01*

  Parent activity preferences at home ²

3.2 (0.6)

3.3 (0.6)

0.17

 Parental perceptions of the home physical environment, m (SD)

  Outdoor space for play ¹

7.5 (2.2)

7.2 (2.3)

0.08

  Indoor space for play ¹

10.2 (1.7)

9.9 (1.8)

0.08

  Back outdoor supportiveness ¹

10.9 (1.9)

11.2 (1.4)

0.20

  Front outdoor visibility and connection ¹

6.2 (3.3)

6.3 (3.5)

0.80

  Front outdoor safety and access ¹

7.2 (2.9)

7.5 (3)

0.18

 Activity priorities, m (SD)

  Parent perceived importance of engaging in active play at home ³

4.2 (1.3)

4.2 (0.6)

0.46

  Parent perceived importance of using electronic media equipment at home ³

2.2 (0.7)

2.2 (0.7)

0.95

 Home feature priorities, m (SD)

  Parent perceived importance of the indoor living space at home ³

2.4 (0.8)

2.3 (0.7)

0.14

  Parent perceived importance of space for play at home ³

4.2 (0.7)

4.3 (0.6)

0.22

 Home equipment priorities, m (SD)

  Parent perceived importance of electronic media equipment at home ³

2.2 (0.7)

2.3 (0.7)

0.01*

  Parent perceived importance of electronic media equipment in the bedroom at home ³

2 (0.8)

2.3 (0.8)

 < 0.01*

  Parent perceived importance of active play equipment at home ³

4.2 (0.8)

4 (0.8)

 < 0.01*

 Rules, m (SD)

  No. of outdoor safety rules

2 (1.1)

0.9 (1)

 < 0.01*

  No. of media rules

2.1 (0.8)

2.1 (0.8)

0.68

  Maximum h/day of screen-time rule (% yes)

67%

50%

 < 0.01*

  No. of indoor rules

0.9 (0.8)

1.1 (0.8)

0.04*