Table 1 Adolescent reports of parental influence variables at Time 1 and adolescent physical activity and sedentary behaviors at Time 2 by gender and cohort: Descriptive statistics
Younger Males# | Older Males# | Younger Females# | Older Females# | Gender * Cohort Interaction | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean (SE) | N | Mean (SE) | N | Mean (SE) | N | Mean (SE) | F | p | |
Maternal Influence Variables* (Time 1) | ||||||||||
Encouragement to be Active | 347 | 3.13 (.05) | 750 | 3.09 (.04) | 417 | 3.07 (.05) | 921 | 2.90 (.03) | 2.25 | .13 |
Cares About Staying Fit | 348 | 2.95 (.05) a | 751 | 2.90 (.03) a | 417 | 2.99 (.05) a | 925 | 2.76 (.03) b | 4.64 | .03 |
Paternal Influence Variables* (Time 1) | ||||||||||
Encouragement to be Active | 339 | 3.07 (.06) | 727 | 2.93 (.04) | 382 | 2.90 (.06) | 891 | 2.65 (.04) | 1.12 | .29 |
Cares About Staying Fit | 339 | 2.89 (.06) | 722 | 2.66 (.04) | 383 | 2.76 (.05) | 890 | 2.57 (.04) | .13 | .72 |
Primary Outcomes (Time 2) | ||||||||||
Hours of MVPA per week | 356 | 7.61 (.14) | 749 | 7.36 (.09) | 429 | 6.34 (.13) | 936 | 5.79 (.08) | 1.77 | .18 |
Hours of TV & Video per week | 357 | 19.08 (.54) | 748 | 19.17 (.37) | 427 | 17.14 (.50) | 933 | 17.28 (.33) | 0.00 | .96 |