Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and correlations among latent study variables and MVPA.

	Correlation
Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1. PE teacher autonomy support
2. Need satisfaction	0.81**
3. Intrinsic motivation	0.70**	0.86**
4. Identified regulation	0.48**	0.60**	0.59**
5. Introjected regulation	0.16*	0.20*	0.17*	0.51**
6. External regulation	–0.11	–0.14	–0.25**	–0.05	0.50**
7. MVPA	0.14*	0.19**	0.22**	0.10	0.01	0.03
Mean	5.20	5.19	5.68	5.77	4.13	3.69	58.39
SD	1.19	1.11	1.51	1.22	1.74	1.68	24.17
α	0.78	0.93	0.88	0.78	0.68	0.62	N/A

Note: n = 397; MVPA was calculated in min/day.

Abbreviations: MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; N/A = not applicable; PA = physical activity; PE = physical education.

^⁎p < 0.05, **p <0 .01.