Table 2.
Correlations of Study Variables
| Variable | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Male | .-- | ||||||||||
| 2. Black | -.04 | .-- | |||||||||
| 3. Hispanic | -.01 | -.57 | .-- | ||||||||
| 4. Parent educ. | .07 | .24 | -.22 | .-- | |||||||
| 5. Good SC | .04 | .05 | .05 | .03 | .-- | ||||||
| 6. Poor SC | -.05 | -.15 | .08 | -.09 | -.31 | .-- | |||||
| 7. Fruit-veg. | .04 | .03 | .00 | .00 | .21 | -.03 | .-- | ||||
| 8. Saturated fat | .07 | .12 | .03 | .03 | -.08 | .23 | .38 | .-- | |||
| 9. Vig. exercise | .41 | -.08 | .10 | .04 | .07 | -.11 | .12 | -.04 | .-- | ||
| 10. Sport partic. | .40 | .06 | -.15 | .10 | .21 | -.10 | .17 | .03 | .44 | .-- | |
| 11. Sedent. beh. | .11 | .17 | -.05 | -.03 | -.23 | .12 | -.02 | .15 | -.07 | -.08 | .-- |
Note: N for correlations is 539. SC = self-control. Approximate significance levels are r > |.11|, p < .05; r > |.13|, p < .01; r > |.15|, p < .001.