Table 3.
Regression analyses testing associations among peer norms, parent norms, and teen attitudes and behavior from the FLASHE survey, 2014, N = 1,859
| Outcome | Predictor | β | B | SE | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetable consumption (cups/day) |
Peer Norm | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.03 | <.01 |
| Parent Norm (Descriptive) | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.03 | <.01 | |
| Parent Norm (Injunctive) | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.03 | <.01 | |
| Junk food and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption (frequency/day) |
Peer Norm | 0.12 | 0.34 | 0.08 | <.01 |
| Parent Norm (Descriptive) | −0.10 | −0.21 | 0.06 | <.01 | |
| Parent Norm (Injunctive) | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.08 | .05 | |
| Physical activity (minutes/week) | Peer Norm | 0.16 | 19.34 | 1.54 | <.01 |
| Parent Norm (Descriptive) | 0.06 | 6.63 | 1.70 | <.01 | |
| Parent Norm (Injunctive) | 0.03 | 4.08 | 2.12 | .06 | |
| Sedentary behavior outside of school (minutes/week) |
Peer Norm | 0.12 | 8.57 | 1.72 | <.01 |
| Parent Norm (Descriptive) | 0.02 | 1.18 | 1.60 | .46 | |
| Parent Norm (Injunctive) | −0.06 | −3.22 | 1.88 | .09 | |
Note: All models include age, gender, race, and household income status as covariates. Parental descriptive norms in the context of junk food consumption and sedentary behavior were assessed in terms of limiting the health-impairing behavior, so higher values of that variable should align with lower values of teen behavior.