Table 2. Sample characteristics and descriptive statistics.
Demographic variables | mean ± SD or percentages |
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Age (years) | 16.02 ± 0.98 |
Technical education | 53.3% |
Vocational education | 46.7% |
Physical activity variables | mean ± SD |
Total physical activity (mins/day) | 55.83 ± 31.83 |
Peer variables | mean ± SD |
Peer modeling (range 1–5) | 2.90 ± 0.92 |
Peer co-participation (range 1–5) | 2.47 ± 1.13 |
Peer encouragement (range 1–5) | 2.29 ± 1.26 |
Parental variables | mean ± SD |
Parental modeling (range 1–5) | 2.55 ± 1.13 |
Parental co-participation (range 1–5) | 1.79 ± 0.95 |
Parental encouragement (range 1–5) | 2.85 ± 1.35 |
Personal variables | mean ± SD |
Self-efficacy to be physically active (range 1–5) | 3.06 ± 1.22 |
Perceived benefit of health (range 1–5) | 4.45 ± 0.90 |
Perceived benefit of being around friends or meeting new people (range 1–5) | 3.76 ± 1.19 |
Perceived benefit of fun (range 1–5) | 3.82 ± 1.22 |
Perceived benefit of being better than others (range 1–5) | 2.33 ± 1.38 |
Perceived benefit of not feeling bored (range 1–5) | 3.60 ± 1.34 |
Perceived benefit of body image (range 1–5) | 4.03 ± 1.25 |
Perceived barrier of lack of time (range 1–5) | 2.99 ± 1.43 |
Perceived barrier of not liking PA (range 1–5) | 2.59 ± 1.54 |
Perceived barrier of not being good at PA (range 1–5) | 2.39 ± 1.43 |
Perceived barrier of lack of transportation to physical activities (range 1–5) | 2.55 ± 1.43 |
Perceived barrier of not being allowed to do physical activities (range 1–5) | 1.81 ± 1.27 |
SD, standard error; mins, minutes; PA, physical activity