Table 1.

Items included on the original child-report survey and the revised Activity Support Scale for Multiple Groups (ACTS-MG) child- and parent-report surveys.

Subscale	ACTS child-report original1	ACTS-MG child-report2	ACTS-MG parent-report3
Modeling of PA	My (mother/father) exercises or does something active	My (mother/father) exercises or plays a sport (Item 1)	I exercise or am physically active on a regular basis
	My (mother/father) and I do active things together (like walking, bike riding, playing sports)	My (mother/father) and I do active things together (like walking, bike riding, playing sports) (Item 2)	I encourage my child to be physically active by leading by example (by role modeling)
	My (mother/father) tries to include me when s/he does something active	When my (mother/father) does something active (she/he) lets me do it with (her/him) (Item 3)	I enjoy exercise and physical activity
Logistic support	My (mother/father) drives me to places where I can be physically active (for example, sports practice, meets, the pool, the skating rink).	My (mother/father) takes me to places where I can be active (like to sport practices, meets, soccer games, the park) (Item 4)	I take my child to places where he/she can be active
	My (mother/father) enrolls me in sports and other physical activities.	My (mother/father) signs me up for sports teams or clubs like soccer, basketball, and dance (Item 5)	I enroll my child in sports teams and clubs such as soccer, basketball, and dance
	My (mother/father) watches me compete in sporting events or other physical activities	My (mother/father) watches me play sports or do other activities like martial arts and dance (Item 6)	I watch my child play sports or participate in other activities such as martial arts or dance
Restricting access to screen-based activities	My (mother/father) limits how much television I can watch	My (mother/father) lets me watch TV as much as I want (R) (Item 7)	I limit how long my child can watch TV or DVDs each day (including educational and non-educational programs)
	My (mother/father) limits how much time I spend using the computer for things other than school work	My (mother/father) lets me use the computer as much as I want for things that aren’t homework like playing games, surfing the internet, and sending emails (R) (Item 8)	I limit how long my child can use the computer for things other than homework (such as playing computer games and surfing the internet)
	My (mother/father) limits how long I play video/computer games	My (mother/father) lets me play video games (such as PlayStation, Xbox, and Gameboy) as much as I want (R) (Item 9)	I limit how long my child plays video games (including PlayStation, Xbox, and Gameboy)

R, Reversed- scored;

¹Davison, 2004;

²Current study;

³Davison et al. 2011.

Additional items included on the ACTS-MG child-report which were not retained for analysis: My mother/father tells me to go outside when the weather is nice; I like doing active things because of my mother/father; My mother/father limits how much time I spend on the phone; My mother/father signs me up for after school programs and camps where I can be active.