Skip to main content
. 2016 Dec 12;11(12):e0167826. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167826

Table 4. Simple associations of behavioural, environmental, social and psychological factors with changes in after-school and weekend sedentary time.

Variable After-schoola Weekend
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.