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Table 2 Descriptive statistics regarding friend norms and modelling, family rules, parent norms and modelling regarding soft drink intake, TV viewing, breakfast consumption and sport/physical activity participation for the whole sample a

From: Parents and friends both matter: simultaneous and interactive influences of parents and friends on European schoolchildren’s energy balance-related behaviours – the ENERGY cross-sectional study

 

Behaviours

Soft drink intake

TV viewing

Breakfast consumption

Sport/physical activity participation

Concept

Item

Response categories

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Friend norm

If I < do specific behaviour > my friends think this is.....

Bad - very bad

586

8%

644

8%

77

1%

32

0%

Neither good nor bad

3665

47%

4133

54%

1270

16%

515

7%

Good - very good

3514

45%

2885

38%

6409

83%

7235

93%

Friend modelling

how often do your friends < specific behaviour > ....

Never - not often

757

10%

226

3%

271

4%

182

2%

Sometimes

3436

44%

1910

25%

1121

14%

1152

15%

Often - always

3597

46%

5606

72%

6365

82%

6454

83%

Parent norm

If I < do specific behaviour > my parents think this is.....

Bad - very bad

2675

34%

2771

36%

40

1%

44

1%

Neither good nor bad

4065

52%

4363

56%

288

4%

125

2%

Good - very good

1050

13%

610

8%

7449

96%

7580

98%

Parent modelling

how often do your parents < specific behaviour > ....

Never - not often

3395

44%

1137

15%

533

7%

1693

22%

Sometimes

3066

39%

3186

41%

833

11%

2475

32%

Often - always

1328

17%

3447

44%

6413

82%

3593

46%

Family rules

Do your parents/caregivers have rules about….

Yes

4116

53%

4200

54%

3146

40%

2602

33%

  1. aCountry specific values are previously reported [38].