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. 2020 Jul 25;17(15):5365. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155365

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Correlations among Variables.

Variable Range α M (SD) dCohen Skewness Kurtosis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys
1. Past exercise behaviour (last 6 months) 1–6 - - 3.80 (1.43) 4.52 (1.40) 0.51 −0.01 −0.71 −0.80 −0.35 - 0.33 0.30 0.25 0.47 0.35 0.39 0.49
2. Parents’ Autonomy Support 1–7 0.96 0.95 5.19 (1.44) 5.50 (1.23) 0.23 −0.68 −0.88 −0.35 0.49 0.45 - 0.71 0.40 0.43 0.39 0.64 0.43
3. Peers’ Autonomy Support 1–7 0.96 0.94 4.98 (1.33) 5.35 (1.11) 0.30 −0.61 −0.72 −0.16 0.54 0.42 0.66 - 0.41 0.41 0.50 0.54 0.48
4. Attitude 1–7 0.90 0.95 5.43 (1.49) 5.82 (1.31) 0.28 −0.87 -1.40 −0.15 1.93 0.49 0.46 0.40 - 0.41 0.26 0.47 0.45
5. Control 1–7 0.84 0.86 5.09 (1.36) 5.50 (1.24) 0.32 −0.54 −0.69 −0.17 −0.31 0.69 0.61 0.51 0.51 - 0.34 0.49 0.66
6. Descriptive Norms 1–7 0.80 0.80 4.59 (1.27) 4.92 (1.24) 0.26 −0.27 −0.52 −0.19 −0.02 0.44 0.39 0.33 0.35 0.48 - 0.40 0.35
7. Subjective Norms 1–7 0.89 0.85 5.21 (1.42) 5.52 (1.16) 0.24 −0.62 −0.67 −0.31 −0.17 0.41 0.58 0.58 0.49 0.58 0.43 - 0.54
8. Exercise Intention 1–7 0.97 0.95 4.91 (1.74) 5.52 (1.59) 0.37 −0.35 −0.88 -1.05 −0.16 0.68 0.52 0.52 0.56 0.75 0.40 0.49. -

Note. The correlation values shown above the diagonal correspond to girls (n = 217). The correlation values shown below the diagonal correspond to boys (n = 211). All correlation values shown are statistically significant (p < 0.001). α = Cronbach’s alpha.