Table 2.
Linear Regression Coefficients for Sports and Mediator Variables in Models Predicting Self-Esteema, by Latino Subgroup and Gender
| Mexican Girls (n = 1,552) |
Mexican Boys (n = 1,459) |
Puerto Rican Girls (n = 426) |
Puerto Rican Boys (n = 405) |
Cuban Girls (n = 411) |
Cuban Boys (n = 389) |
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| B | (SEB) | B | (SEB) | B | (SEB) | B | (SEB) | B | (SEB) | B | (SEB) | |
| Unmediated models | ||||||||||||
| Sports participation | 0.13 | (0.05)*** | 0.15 | (0.06)*** | 0.18 | (0.08)** | 0.09 | (0.09) | 0.14 | (0.11) | 0.22 | (0.11)* |
| R 2 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.20 | ||||||
| Mediated models | ||||||||||||
| Sports participation | −0.06 | (0.04) | 0.02 | (0.04) | 0.04 | (0.07) | −0.05 | (0.07) | 0.07 | (0.08) | 0.02 | (0.07) |
| School attachment | 0.29 | (0.04)*** | 0.26 | (0.03)*** | 0.31 | (0.05)*** | 0.36 | (0.05)*** | 0.22 | (0.07)*** | 0.39 | (0.06)*** |
| Physical well-being | 0.44 | (0.04)*** | 0.50 | (0.03)*** | 0.36 | (0.06)*** | 0.43 | (0.06)*** | 0.49 | (0.06)*** | 0.38 | (0.06)*** |
| R 2 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.50 | ||||||
| Significantly mediated?b | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | Yes | ||||||
a
Control variables were also included in the models above but are not shown in this table.
b
When the confidence interval for the sports effect in the mediated model does not contain the point estimate for the sports effect in the unmediated model, we can conclude that the sports effect is significantly mediated by the added variables (Baron & Kenny, 1986). For Mexicans, a 95% confidence interval was constructed; for Puerto Ricans and Cubans, a 90% confidence interval was constructed due to lower levels of statistical power in these groups.
*
p < .10.
**
p < .05.
***
p < .01.