Table 6.

Means, standard deviations, P values and Sheffe's post-hoc comparison test results on perceived personal, social, and environmental correlates by stage of physical activity behaviour change

	Stage of Physical Activity Behaviour Change
	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
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
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
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

a) precon/con/prep<act/maint; precon/con<prep; preco<con. b) precon/con/prep<act/maint; act<maint. c) precon<act/maint. d) precon<prep/act/maint; con<maint e) con/prep<maint. f) con/prep<act. g) precon/con/prep<act/maint. h) precon/con<act/maint. i) precon>maint

*Note: No significant differences revealed through Sheffe's post-hoc test for teacher social support