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. 2012 Sep 21;12:814. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-814

Table 3.

Descriptive potential mediators, intervention effect on mediators, effect of mediators on mcpm and mediated effect

 
Baseline
 
Post-intervention
Mediation analyses
 
 
Control
Intervention
 
Control
Intervention
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(n = 475-480)
(n = 210-215)
 
(n = 483-485)
(n = 210-215)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mediators Mean (SD) Mean (SD) p Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Intervention effect on mediator p Effect mediator p Mediated effect p
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
on mcpm
 
ab (95% CI)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
a (95% CI)
 
b (95% CI)
 
 
 
Enjoyment
4.09 (0.78)
4.01 (0.76)
.21
3.97 (0.82)
3.86 (0.81)
- 0.07 (-.20; 0.06)
.30
32.78 (10.03; 55.53)
.005
- 2.31 (-6.86; 2.25)
.32
Self-efficacy
3.81 (0.77)
3.83 (0.75)
.70
3.84 (0.83)
3.73 (0.79)
- 0.15 (-.31; 0.01)
.06
42.56 (19.07; 66.06)
<.000
- 6.42 (-13.83; 0.98)
.09
Social support friends
2.92 (1.00)
2.86 (1.07)
.47
2.73 (1.00)
2.70 (0.86)
- 0.02 (-0.16; 0.13)
 
41.56 (21.58; 61.53)
<.000
- 0.67 (-6.74; 5.40)
.83
Social support parents
2.30 (0.78)
2.37 (0.76)
.34
2.23 (0.80)
2.19 (0.74)
- 0.03 (-16; 0.10)
.62
9.60 (-17.30; 36.50)
.49
- 0.30 (-1.69; 1.11)
.68
Social support teachers
1.67 (0.72)
1.79 (0.83)
.08
1.43 (0.57)
1.56 (0.66)
0.12 (0.02; 0.21)
.02
- .13 (-31.81; 31.57)
.99
- 0.02 (-3.75; 3.73)
.99
Environmental opportunities 4.22 (0.80) 4.26 (0.82) .54 4.08 (0.89) 4.18 (0.89) 0.11 (-0.04; 0.26) .15 15.53 (-5.61; 36.67) .15 1.72 (153; 4.98) .29

Mcpm = mean count per minute.

Baseline differences between the potential mediators were tested with independent t-test.

Significant results in bold.