Table 4. Simple associations of behavioural, environmental, social and psychological factors with changes in after-school and weekend sedentary time.
Variable | After-schoola | Weekend | ||
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β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | |
Behavioural | ||||
School travel mode | ||||
Car (ref) | ||||
Bus/Train | 0.82 | (-2.1, 3.7) | 1.5 | (-2.0, 5.0) |
Cycle | -3.4 | (-6.6, -0.20)** | -1.4 | (-5.2, 2.5) |
Walk | -0.53 | (-2.2, 1.1) | 0.81 | (-1.3, 2.9) |
After school destination | ||||
Home (ref) | ||||
Friends house | 1.3 | (-1.8, 4.4) | 0.28 | (-3.4, 3.9) |
Park/Shops/Other | 0.52 | (-1.5, 2.5) | -0.57 | (-3.0, 1.8) |
Environmental | ||||
Home location | -0.70 | (-2.3, 0.94) | 0.60 | (-1.6, 2.8) |
Car ownership | 0.62 | (-1.0, 2.3) | -1.3 | (-3.3, 0.67) |
Home—games console | 0.90 | (-1.0, 2.8) | -0.91 | (-3.2, 1.4) |
Home—active games console | -0.89 | (-2.4, 0.65) | 1.7 | (-0.13, 3.5)* |
Bedroom—electronic media | 0.0026 | (-0.62, 0.62) | 0.16 | (-0.59, 0.91) |
Bedroom—active games console | 1.3 | (-1.6, 4.2) | 2.4 | (-0.95, 5.8) |
Social | ||||
School travelȁsocial context | ||||
Accompanied by an adult (ref) | ||||
Alone | 0.11 | (-3.2, 3.4) | -0.63 | (-4.5, 3.3) |
Friend/Sibling | 0.37 | (-1.2, 2.0) | 0.73 | (-1.2, 2.7) |
Social support for limiting SB | -0.16 | (-0.59, 0.27) | 0.34 | (-0.20, 0.89) |
Psychological | ||||
Negative perception of SB | -0.12 | (-0.56, 0.31) | 0.00044 | (-0.53, 0.54) |
Positive perception of SB | 0.25 | (-0.19, 0.70)† | -0.082 | (-0.63, 0.47) |
Self-efficacy for SB change | 0.08 | (-0.39, 0.55) | -0.27 | (-0.85, 0.31) |
Enjoyment of SB | ||||
No (ref) | ||||
Don’t know | 0.79 | (-1.3, 2.9) | 1.0 | (-1.5, 3.6) |
Yes | 2.0 | (0.15, 3.9)** | 0.69 | (-1.7, 3.0) |
β, beta coefficient; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; ref, reference group.
* p<0.1;
** p<0.05;
† evidence of interaction with sex.
a After-school defined as 3–11pm Monday to Friday.
Models adjusted for: age (continuous), sex (male, female), body mass index (continuous).
After-school (n = 289–306) and weekend (n = 238–251) analytical samples vary due to missing data for individual determinants.