Table 2.
Measures.
| Instrument | Role in analysis | Reliability | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teen | |||
| The acculturation, habits, and interests multicultural scale for adolescents (8-items) | Control variable | 0.86 | 0 |
| Healthy Lifestyle Beliefs Scale (16-items) | Mediator | 0.89 | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Perceived Difficulty Scale (12-items) | Mediator | 0.88 | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale (15-items) | Moderator | 0.85 | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Physical activity: pedometer (7-days) | Outcome | 0, 1 | |
| Beck Youth Inventory (2nd edition): depressive symptoms, anxiety, disruptive behavior, self-concept, anger (100-items) | Outcomes | >.89 | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Anthropometric measures: height, weight, waist circumference | Control variable, outcome | n/a | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Nutrition knowledge (20-items) and activity knowledge (12-items) | Fidelity check | .76, .64 | |
| Cholesterol panel: TC, LDL, HDL, Trig | Outcome | n/a | 0, 1, 2 |
| Demographics | Moderator | ||
| Academic outcomes: health class grade and GPA | Outcome | n/a | 1, 2, 3 |
| Youth risk behavioral surveillance survey item for substance use: tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and illicit drugs | Outcome | n/a | 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Parents | |||
| Demographics | Moderator | n/a | 0 |
| Healthy Lifestyle Beliefs Scale (16-items) | Moderator | 0.9 | 0, 1 |
| Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale (15-items) | Moderator | 0.87 | 0, 1 |
| Nutrition knowledge (20-items) and activity knowledge (12-items) | 0, 1 | ||
| Teachers | |||
| Demographics | n/a | 0 | |
| Social skills rating system: teen’s social skills, problem behaviors, and academic competence | Outcome | >.82 | 1 |