Table 7.
Factor analysis after rotation (sorted by size) for the after-school physical environmental/policy subscale, rotated component matrix (n = 240)
|
Item |
Factor |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather | Access to facilities/equipment | Safety | Access to space | Time commitments | Financial barriers | School bag | |
| When it is too hot, it stops me from playing actively after school. |
0.69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| When it is raining, it stops me from playing actively after school. |
0.68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| When it is raining, it stops me from walking, riding, skating or riding a scooter to and from places after school. |
0.68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| When it is too hot, it stops me from walking, riding, skating or riding a scooter to and from places after school. |
0.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| When it is too hot, it stops me from doing an organised sport or activity after school. |
0.57 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| When it is raining, it stops me from doing an organised sport or activity after school. |
0.55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| It is easy to get to an organised sport or activity after school. |
|
0.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
| There are playgrounds or parks near my house where I can be active after school. |
|
0.59 |
|
|
|
|
|
| I don’t have to travel far to play with my friends after school. |
|
0.58 |
|
|
|
|
|
| There are sport or recreation centres that I can go to after school. |
|
0.55 |
|
|
|
|
|
| I have the right equipment to do my chosen organised sport or activity after school. |
|
0.51 |
|
|
|
|
|
| I live too far away to walk, ride, skate or scooter to and from places after school. |
|
0.48 |
|
|
|
|
|
| I have the right equipment (e.g. a bike lock, helmet or bike) to ride a bike after school. |
|
0.46 |
|
|
|
|
|
| The roads are safe in my neighbourhood after school. |
|
|
0.74 |
|
|
|
|
| There is heavy traffic in the streets where I live. |
|
|
0.71 |
|
|
|
|
| There are dangerous objects in my yard, such as rusty scrap metal. |
|
|
0.59 |
|
|
|
|
| It is safe to play actively in my yard after school. |
|
|
0.55 |
|
|
|
|
| My yard is too small for me to be active after school. |
|
|
|
0.79 |
|
|
|
| I play actively in my yard after school because I have a lot of lawn. |
|
|
|
0.72 |
|
|
|
| There is somewhere at home where I can play actively after school. |
|
|
|
0.60 |
|
|
|
| Homework stops me from doing an organised sport or activity after school. |
|
|
|
|
0.77 |
|
|
| Homework stops me from playing actively at home or in the neighbourhood after school. |
|
|
|
|
0.70 |
|
|
| We do not have enough cars to drive to and from places where I can be active after school. |
|
|
|
|
|
0.78 |
|
| Petrol costs too much to drive to and from places where I can be active after school. |
|
|
|
|
|
0.76 |
|
| It costs too much money to do an organised sport or activity after school. |
|
|
|
|
|
0.64 |
|
| My school bag(s) is too heavy for me to walk, ride, skate or scooter home after school. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.60 |
| I don’t walk, ride, skate or scooter home from school when I have too many bags to carry. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.59 |
|
Eigenvalue |
2.85 |
2.74 |
2.08 |
2.02 |
2.02 |
1.98 |
0.56 |
|
% variance explained |
9.8 |
9.5 |
7.2 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
5.4 |
|
Cronbach alpha
a
|
0.75 |
0.69 |
0.63 |
0.60 |
0.61 |
0.64 |
0.54 |
|
Total % variance explained |
|
|
|
|
|
|
52.6 |
| Total subscale Cronbach alpha a | 0.78 | ||||||