Table 4 Significant differences between PAPM stages on socio-demographic and psychosocial correlates (n = 979)
From: Correlates of motivation to prevent weight gain: a cross sectional survey
UE N = 109 (11.1%) | UD N = 64 (5.1%) | DN N = 80 (8.2%) | DA N = 85 (8.7%) | A N = 641 (65.5%) | Significant differences* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic variables: | ||||||
Age | 30.00 | 30.28 | 30.35 | 31.28 | 30.98 | A>UE |
Sex (% women) | 30.3 | 29.7 | 37.5 | 54.1 | 64.1 | DA, A>UE, UD A>DN |
Education (% higher education) | 40.4 | 60.9 | 45.0 | 47.1 | 53.0 | - |
BMI | 22.33 | 23.12 | 23.02 | 24.79 | 23.97 | DA> UE, UD, DN A> UE, DN |
TPB constructs: | ||||||
Attitude | -0.095 | 0.35 | -0.079 | 0.42 | 0.83 | A> UE, UD, DN, DA UD, DA >DN, UE |
Subjective norm | -1.06 | -0.88 | -1.14 | -0.28 | -0.57 | A, DA > UE, DN |
Perceived behavioural control | 0.82 | 0.87 | 0.74 | 0.38 | 0.96 | UE, UD, A > DA |
Other psychosocial constructs: | ||||||
Descriptive norm | -0.028 | -0.078 | -0.063 | 0.035 | 0.31 | - |
Social support | -1.49 | -1.42 | -1.54 | -1.02 | -0.88 | A> UE, UD, DN DA> UE, DN |
Risk perception | 2.96 | 3.97 | 3.89 | 6.51 | 6.79 | DA, A > UE, UD, DN |
Weight perception | -0.46 | -0.094 | -0.22 | 0.46 | 0.23 | DA, A > UE, UD, DN UD>UE |