Table 3.
Mean values of PAa and determinants of PA (N = 656)
| Vocational school Mean (sd) |
High school Mean (sd) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (N = 231) |
Girls (N = 273) |
Total (N = 504) | Boys (N = 51) |
Girls (N = 101) |
Total (N = 152) | School p |
School η2 |
Gender p |
School x Gender interaction p |
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| Physical activityb | 4.0 (1.8) | 3.7 (1.6) | 3.8 (1.7) | 4.5 (1.6) | 4.4 (1.8) | 4.4 (1.7) | .001 | .018 | .380 | .674 |
| Capability | ||||||||||
| Self-monitoring | 4.6 (1.7) | 4.8 (1.5) | 4.7 (1.6) | 5.3 (1.2) | 5.3 (1.4) | 5.3 (1.4) | .000 | .030 | .383 | .493 |
| Action planning | 2.8 (.98) | 2.7 (.99) | 2.7 (.99) | 3.2 (.82) | 2.9 (.98) | 3.0 (.94) | .002 | .014 | .046 | .223 |
| Coping planning | 2.6 (.94) | 2.5 (.91) | 2.5 (.92) | 3.0 (.83) | 2.4 (1.0) | 2.6 (1.0) | .081 | .005 | .000 | .005 |
| Opportunity | ||||||||||
| Access to facilities | 5.1 (1.6) | 5.1 (1.5) | 5.1 (1.5) | 5.4 (1.4) | 5.2 (1.4) | 5.2 (1.4) | .219 | .002 | .545 | .523 |
| Material resources (money, equipment) | 5.1 (1.5) | 4.8 (1.5) | 4.9 (1.5) | 5.7 (1.5) | 5.2 (1.4) | 5.4 (1.4) | .000 | .019 | .009 | .546 |
| Injunctive norm | 4.3 (1.6) | 4.2 (1.5) | 4.3 (1.6) | 5.1 (1.3) | 4.8 (1.4) | 4.9 (1.4) | .000 | .034 | .163 | .450 |
| Descriptive norm | 4.4 (1.3) | 4.3 (1.1) | 4.4 (1.3) | 4.7 (1.2) | 4.6 (1.4) | 4.6 (1.3) | .016 | .009 | .558 | 1.0 |
| Parental support | 5.0 (1.7) | 4.9 (1.7) | 5.0 (1.7) | 5.4 (1.3) | 5.3 (1.7) | 5.3 (1.6) | .014 | .009 | .422 | .978 |
| PE Autonomy support | 5.1 (1.5) | 5.1 (1.5) | 5.1 (1.5) | 5.1 (1.5) | 5.1 (1.4) | 5.1 (1.4) | .996 | .000 | .745 | .966 |
| Motivation | ||||||||||
| Positive OE | 5.0 (1.4) | 5.4 (1.4) | 5.2 (1.2) | 5.3 (1.2) | 5.6 (1.1) | 5.5 (1.2) | .077 | .005 | .001 | .560 |
| Negative OE | 3.4 (1.3) | 3.3 (1.3) | 3.3 (1.3) | 2.9 (1.2) | 2.9 (1.2) | 2.9 (1.2) | .000 | .020 | .322 | .591 |
| Instrumental attitude | 6.1 (1.3) | 6.6 (.86) | 6.3 (1.1) | 6.4 (.86) | 6.7 (.57) | 6.6 (.69) | .010 | .010 | .000 | .361 |
| Affective attitude | 5.0 (1.4) | 5.4 (1.4) | 5.2 (1.4) | 5.4 (1.2) | 5.9 (1.4) | 5.7 (1.3) | .002 | .015 | .002 | .532 |
| Intention | 5.0 (1.9) | 5.4 (1.6) | 5.2 (1.8) | 6.0 (1.2) | 5.8 (1.7) | 5.9 (1.6) | .000 | .029 | .579 | .085 |
| PA identity | 4.7 (1.4) | 4.5 (1.3) | 4.6 (1.3) | 5.0 (1.5) | 5.0 (1.6) | 5.0 (1.5) | .001 | .017 | .390 | .432 |
| SE & PBC | 5.8 (1.5) | 6.0 (1.4) | 5.9 (1.4) | 6.5 (.71) | 6.2 (1.3) | 6.3 (1.1) | .001 | .017 | .744 | .039 |
| Automaticity | 4.5 (1.6) | 4.3 (1.6) | 4.4 (1.6) | 4.8 (1.5) | 4.5 (1.8) | 4.6 (1.7) | .150 | .003 | .106 | .830 |
a PA physical activity, OE outcome expectancy, PE physical education, SE self-efficacy, PBC perceived behavioural control
bDays per week with > 30 min MVPA