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Table 4 Association of family functioning and friendship quality with self-reported sedentary behaviours in girls (OR (95%CI))

From: Perceived family functioning and friendship quality: cross-sectional associations with physical activity and sedentary behaviours

 

Family functioning

Friendship quality

  

Good qualities

Difficulties

TV viewing

   

  Weekday

1.12 (0.90, 1.39)

1.17 (0.81, 1.69)

0.89 (0.65, 1.22)

  Weekend

1.11 (0.89, 1.40)

1.15 (0.84, 1.57)

0.76 (0.62, 0.93)**

Internet use

   

  Weekday

1.11 (0.87, 1.43)

1.15 (0.81, 1.65)

0.97 (0.71, 1.34)

  Weekend

1.23 (0.94, 1.61)

1.17 (0.88, 1.54)

0.86 (0.71, 1.04)

Video games

   

  Weekday

0.83 (0.59, 1.16)

0.76 (0.58, 1.00)*

0.75 (0.52, 1.07)

  Weekend

0.89 (0.70, 1.13)

1.01 (0.77, 1.33)

0.71 (0.52, 0.97)*

Homework

   

  Weekday

0.80 (0.67, 0.94)**

1.13 (0.82, 1.55)

0.70 (0.52, 0.95)*

  Weekend

1.07 (0.86, 1.32)

1.09 (0.83, 1.43)

0.95 (0.77, 1.17)

Reading

   

  Weekday

0.90 (0.71, 1.13)

0.76 (0.52, 1.11)

0.63 (0.49, 0.81)**

  Weekend

0.86 (0.68, 1.07)

0.61 (0.42, 0.88)**

0.82 (0.56, 1.19)

  1. Models adjusted for school-level clustering, age, body mass index, ethnicity, sexual maturity, SEP, MFQ and mutually adjusted for family functioning and friendship quality.
  2. OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; SEP, socioeconomic position; MFQ, Mood and feelings questionnaire.
  3. TV viewing, internet use, and homework variables were dichotomised by median split (low coded 0 (ref); high coded 1).
  4. Playing video games and reading for pleasure were dichotomised as ‘none’ (coded 0 (ref)) versus ‘some’ (coded 1).
  5. Weekday n = 450; weekend n = 448; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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