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Table 5 Associations of parenting practices subscale scores with physical activity variables (partial correlation coefficients)

From: Psychometrics of the preschooler physical activity parenting practices instrument among a Latino sample

Scale/item

Sedentary

Light PA

Moderate PA

Vigorous PA#

MVPA

Average CPM

Parental engagement (LA-PAPP- Encouragement)

0.03

-0.06

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.00

Not register your child for sports or dance due to lack of money (LA-PAPP- Encouragement; reverse scored)

-0.15α

0.21*

0.18*

0.08

0.09

0.11

Have outdoor toys available for child (LA-PAPP- Encouragement)

-0.09

0.05

0.13

0.16 α

0.13

0.15 α

Safety concerns (LA-PAPP- Discouragement)

0.03

-0.04

0.00

-0.05

-0.03

-0.06

Promote inactivity (LA-PAPP- Discouragement)

0.15α

-0.18α

-0.14

-0.08

-0.09

-0.12

Promote screen time (LA-PAPP- Discouragement)

0.23**

-0.28**

-0.23*

-0.15

-0.20α

-0.20α

Psychological control (LA-PAPP- Discouragement)

-0.15α

0.15

0.21*

0.05

0.13

0.13

  1. Legend: PA = physical activity; MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; CPM = counts per minute # = positively skewed variable log-transformed before estimating the associations.
  2. All associations adjusted for wear-time, child’s gender and child’s age.
  3. α p < .10; * p < .05; ** p < .01.