From: Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the home
Item | Parental Proxy-report for child (N = 116) | Parental Proxy-report for adolescent (N = 171) | Self-report by adolescent (N = 189) | Parent-adolescent agreement* (N = 171) |
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Electronics in the home and bedroom | Â | Â | Â | Â |
TVs | .96 | .91 | .87 | .93 |
VCR/DVD player | .83 | .60 | .81 | .75 |
Digital TV recorder | .26 | .55 | .39 | .36 |
Music Player | .55 | .38 | .58 | .64 |
Desktop computer with internet | .75 | .76 | .59 | .72 |
Desktop computer without internet | .61 | .59 | .51 | .50 |
Video game player | .87 | .83 | .78 | .83 |
Telephone | .91 | .82 | .84 | .80 |
Electronics in the Home Scale | .92 | .71 | .87 | .82 |
Electronics in the Bedroom Scale | .90 | .67 | .88 | .74 |
Portable electronics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Music player | .59 | .54 | .38 | .61 |
Handheld videogame player | .51 | .63 | .76 | .74 |
Computer with internet access | .61 | .59 | .54 | .59 |
Computer without internet | .37 | .46 | .58 | .54 |
Cell phone | .67 | .55 | .64 | .49 |
Portable Electronics Scale | .71 | .56 | .60 | .63 |
Physical activity equipment | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Bikes | .85 | .73 | .78 | .64 |
Basketball | .66 | .76 | .56 | .70 |
Jump rope | .71 | .72 | .54 | .45 |
Sports equip | .65 | .50 | .63 | .44 |
Swimming pool | .53 | .58 | .48 | .56 |
Roller skates | .74 | .54 | .51 | .57 |
Fixed play equipment | .73 | .50 | .55 | .49 |
Aerobic equip | .71 | .70 | .60 | .68 |
Weight lifting | .58 | .63 | .59 | .53 |
Water/snow equip | .67 | .55 | .62 | .54 |
Yoga/exercise mat | .67 | .54 | .61 | .52 |
Exercise, play, recreation room | .53 | .66 | .54 | .51 |
Trampoline | .84 | .62 | .65 | .59 |
Stairs | .84 | .73 | .54 | .69 |
Physical Activity Equipment Scale | .80 | .54 | .69 | .63 |
Behavioral Outcomes | Â | Â | Â | Â |
TV time | .67 | .70 | .63 | .57 |
Sedentary Composite Score | .53 | .62 | .67 | .54 |
Physical activity frequency | .65 | .57 | .63 | .55 |