TABLE 2.

Change on Child Knowledge, Preferences, and Health Behaviors

Measure		Pretest M (SD)	Posttest M (SD)	t(df)	p
Knowledge of Healthful Food	Total	0.68 (0.22)	0.76 (0.25)	t(86)=−3.74	<.001
	Boys	0.63 (0.22)	0.70 (0.26)	t(40)=−1.80	.080
	Girls	0.72 (0.20)	0.81 (0.23)	t(45)=−4.00	<.001
Knowledge of Healthful Activity	Total	0.71 (0.27)	0.74 (0.25)	t(86)=−0.85	.401
	Boys	0.65 (0.30)	0.70 (0.25)	t(39)=−0.94	.352
	Girls	0.76 (0.23)	0.76 (0.25)	t(44)=−0.22	.824
Walking	Total	4.59 (2.18)	5.17 (1.85)	t(70)=−2.56	.013
	Boys	4.25 (2.37)	5.25 (1.80)	t(31)=−2.95	.006
	Girls	4.87 (2.00)	5.10 (1.92)	t(38)=−0.78	.439
Moderate-to-Vigorous Activity	Total	1.31 (2.16)	1.46 (2.04)	t(66)=−0.64	.528
	Boys	1.97 (2.41)	1.81 (2.15)	t(31)=0.43	.673
	Girls	0.70 (1.72)	1.14 (1.90)	t(34)=−1.34	.189
Outdoor Time	Total	2.67 (1.17)	3.36 (1.21)	t(76)=−5.26	<.001
	Boys	2.90 (1.16)	3.60 (1.23)	t(34)=−3.74	.001
	Girls	2.48 (1.15)	3.17 (1.18)	t(41)=−3.68	.001
Preference for Physical Activity*	Total	3.58 (1.12)	3.89 (0.77)	Z=−2.27	.023
	Boys	3.64 (1.31)	3.86 (0.97)	Z=−0.90	.368
	Girls	3.53 (0.98)	3.92 (0.59)	Z=−2.15	.032
Physically Active Enough for Good Health*	Total	4.00 (1.22)	4.30 (1.09)	Z=−1.71	.088
	Boys	3.88 (1.34)	4.35 (1.01)	Z=−1.70	.089
	Girls	4.11 (1.10)	4.24 (1.64)	Z=−0.68	.496
Television Viewing	Total	2.74 (0.90)	2.28 (0.91)	t(71)=5.47	<001
	Boys	2.71 (0.87)	2.26 (0.94)	t(33)=3.45	.002
	Girls	2.76 (0.94)	2.29 (0.90)	t(37)=4.25	<.001
Sleep Problems	Total	1.41 (0.39)	1.37 (0.37)	t(68)=1.09	.282
	Boys	1.50 (0.43)	1.35 (0.32)	t(32)=2.48	.019
	Girls	1.33 (0.33)	1.39 (0.39)	t(35)=1.50	.142

^*Wilcoxon signed rank test was reported because item is ordinal. % boys overall and by high-risk group: 47% of participants; 63% of dysregulated children, 54% of overweight children, and 46% of children of overweight parents.