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Table 2 Hierarchal regression for control-variables, self-control and psychometric cognitive ability predicting different health behaviours

From: Cognitive ability and self-control in relation to dietary habits, physical activity and bodyweight in adolescents

 

Breakfast week

Breakfast weekend

Fruit

Variables

B

SE B

β

B

SE B

β

B

SE B

β

Step 1: Control variables added

   Age

-.09

.10

-.06

-.07

.04

-.14

-.15

.11

-.10

   Sex

.05

.20

.02

-.16

.08

-.15*

-.64

.22

-.21**

   Own or rent the house

.22

.34

.05

.14

.13

.09

.02

.37

.00

   Family income

.33

.19

.15

.05

.07

.06

.27

.21

.11

   Kind of house

-.09

.11

-.06

-.08

.04

-.15*

-.08

.12

-.05

   Occupation primary wage earner

-.07

.10

-.06

.03

.04

.07

.12

.11

.08

Step 2: Cognitive ability added

   Age

-.09

.10

-.06

-.07

.04

-.13

-.15

.11

-.10

   Sex

.05

.20

.02

-.15

.08

-.15*

-.63

.22

-.21**

   Own or rent house

.22

.35

.05

.11

.13

.07

.00

.37

.00

   Family income

.33

.19

.15

.04

.07

.05

.26

.21

.10

   Kind of house

-.09

.11

-.06

-.08

.04

-.15a

-.08

.12

-.05

   Occupation primary wage earner

-.07

.11

-.06

.03

.04

.06

.11

.11

.08

   Cognitive ability

.00

.01

.00

.01

.01

.16*

.01

.02

.03

Step 3: Self-control added

   Age

-.08

.10

-.06

-.07

.04

-.13

-.15

.11

-.10

   Sex

.05

.20

.02

-.15

.07

-.14*

-.63

.22

-.21**

   Own or rent the house

.32

.34

.07

.14

.13

.08

.05

.37

.01

   Family income

.30

.19

.13

.03

.07

.04

.25

.21

.10

   Kind of house

-.05

.11

-.04

-.07

.04

-.13

-.06

.12

-.04

   Occupation primary wage earner

-.08

.10

-.06

.03

.04

.06

.11

.11

.08

   Cognitive ability

.00

.01

-.01

.01

.01

.15*

.01

.02

.02

   Self-control

.02

.01

.24**

.01

.00

.18**

.01

.01

.13

  1. For breakfast week, R2 = .03 (ns) for step 1; ΔR2 = .00 (ns) for step 2; ΔR2 = .06 (p < .001) for step 3. For breakfast weekend, R2 = .07 (p < .05) for step 1; ΔR2 = .02 (p < .05) for step 2; ΔR2 = .03 (p < .01) for step 3. For fruit, R2 = .07 (p < .05) for step 1; ΔR2 = .001 (ns) for step 2; ΔR2 = .02 (ns) for step 3.