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. 2021 Feb 17;17(1):160–173. doi: 10.1007/s11764-021-00996-x

Table 3.

Correlations between factors and dyadic exercise beliefs

Importance of physical activity with your partner Personal interest in a couples-based exercise program Perceived partner interest in a couples-based exercise program Likelihood of couple joining a couples-based exercise program
Demographics
 Male gender S −0.04 −0.10 −0.02 −0.08
P 0.08 0.13 0.22** 0.14
 Age S −0.07 −0.05 −0.09 −0.05
P −0.07 −0.13 −0.14 −0.12
 White race S −0.13 −0.12 −0.14* −0.14*
P −0.01 −0.3 −0.02 0.03
 Non-Hispanic/Latino S −0.10 −0.04 −0.06 −0.04
P 0.02 0.07 −0.13 0.01
 Education S −0.04 0.00 0.03 0.05
P 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.01
 Employed at least part-time S −0.04 0.04 0.06 0.05
P 0.11 0.09 0.23** 0.12
 Income S 0.02 −0.05 0.09 0.04
P 0.06 0.01 −0.06 0.19*
Relationship factors
 Participation from both partners S 0.12 0.09 0.27** 0.21**
P 0.04 −0.05 0.09 0.02
 Relationship length S −0.02 −0.02 −0.13 −0.04
P −0.08 −0.11 −0.13 −0.15
 Cohabitating S 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.00
P 0.01 0.05 0.15 0.03
 Married S 0.01 −0.02 0.05 −0.01
P 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.08
 Relationship satisfaction S 0.13 0.09 0.27** 0.34**
P 0.19* 0.07 0.25** 0.27**
 Partner support for exercise S 0.33** 0.21** 0.50** 0.54**
P 0.42** 0.19* 0.42** 0.47**
Physical activity
 International Fitness Scale S −0.01 −0.10 0.00 0.05
P −0.02 0.09 −0.01 0.10
 Volume MVPA S −0.01 −0.07 −0.06 0.05
P 0.04 −0.03 −0.09 0.10
 Exercise without partner S −0.16* −0.13 −0.19** −0.18*
P −0.26** −0.07 −0.19* −0.16*
 Exercise with partner S 0.37** 0.14 0.30** 0.33**
P 0.36** 0.12 0.19* 0.27**
Cancer history
 Age at diagnosis S −0.02 −0.05 −0.10 −0.02
 Time since diagnosis S −0.15* 0.01 0.00 −0.10
 Breast cancer S 0.09 0.02 −0.04 0.01
 Surgery S 0.04 0.12 0.08 0.08
 Chemotherapy S 0.02 −0.03 0.03 −0.01
 Radiation S 0.07 −0.03 0.06 0.02
 Time since treatment S −0.18* −0.13 −0.08 −0.18**
 No cancer recurrence S 0.09 0.06 −0.02 0.07

S indicates survivor and P indicates partner

*Indicates significant at p<0.05

**Indicates significant at p<0.01