| Stage of Physical Activity Behaviour Change | |||||
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 | Pre-contemplation (n = 104) M (SD) | Contemplation (n = 215) M (SD) | Preparation (n = 1575) M (SD) | Action (n = 273) M (SD) | Maintenance (n = 1527) M (SD) | P |
Personal correlates | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Enjoyment | 2.10 (0.52) | 2.26 (0.48) | 2.38 (0.40) | 2.53 (0.37) | 2.59 (0.34) | < 0.001a |
   Perceived competence | 1.97 (0.48) | 2.06 (0.48) | 2.11 (0.43) | 2.25 (0.42) | 2.38 (0.41) | < 0.001b |
   Social outcome expectations | 2.30 (0.47) | 2.36 (0.47) | 2.37 (0.41) | 2.45 (0.44) | 2.49 (0.39) | < 0.001c |
   Functional outcome expectations | 2.57 (0.45) | 2.65 (0.36) | 2.70 (0.32) | 2.75 (0.32) | 2.80 (0.28) | < 0.001d |
Social correlates | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Parental support | 1.44 (0.60) | 1.35 (0.58) | 1.32 (0.47) | 1.48 (0.61) | 1.56 (0.58) | < 0.001e |
   Parental encouragement | 1.95 (0.84) | 1.91 (0.84) | 1.93 (0.77) | 2.16 (0.87) | 2.11 (0.88) | < 0.001f |
   Social support from friends | 1.98 (0.77) | 1.86 (0.83) | 1.93 (0.70) | 2.22 (0.82) | 2.32 (0.73) | < 0.001g |
   Teacher social support | 1.60 (0.65) | 1.63 (0.65) | 1.52 (0.55) | 1.65 (0.67) | 1.58 (0.64) | 0.002* |
Environmental correlates | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Opportunity | 2.46 (0.52) | 2.50 (0.54) | 2.52 (0.49) | 2.60 (0.47) | 2.69 (0.45) | < 0.001h |
   Facility | 1.51 (0.57) | 1.46 (0.56) | 1.40 (0.51) | 1.44 (0.56) | 1.37 (0.52) | < 0.01i |
   Licence | 2.46 (0.63) | 2.30 (0.69) | 2.34 (0.65) | 2.36 (0.66) | 2.37 (0.64) | 0.144 |