TABLE 2.
Means of the main outcome variables per group (N = 87).
| Condition A (overweight/obese) | Condition B (average) | Condition C (athletic slim) | |
| ≤75th BMI percentile | n = 11 | n = 21 | n = 12 |
| Narrative immersion (NI) | 3.39 (0.60) | 3.42 (0.59) | 3.12 (0.58) |
| Narrative engagement (NE) | 3.19 (0.61) | 3.74 (0.50)#,a | 3.10 (0.54) |
| Wishful identification (WI) | 3.09 (1.03) | 3.86 (1.20)a | 3.11 (1.04) |
| AVG play motivation (AVGM) | 3.56 (1.16) | 4.35 (0.82)a | 3.35 (1.36) |
| PA motivation (PAM) | 3.84 (0.69) | 4.27 (0.68)# | 3.57 (0.79)b |
| >75th BMI percentile | n = 13 | n = 18 | n = 12 |
| Narrative immersion (NI) | 3.74 (0.47)c | 3.15 (0.59) | 3.13 (0.80) |
| Narrative engagement (NE) | 3.73 (0.48)*,c | 3.34 (0.68) | 3.12 (0.77) |
| Wishful identification (WI) | 4.41 (0.78)*,c | 3.50 (1.02) | 3.33 (1.33) |
| AVG play motivation (AVGM) | 4.15 (0.93)d | 3.96 (0.96) | 3.35 (1.33) |
| PA motivation | 3.93 (0.76)c | 3.39 (0.90) | 3.15 (0.66) |
Pairwise comparisons: the different scores are marked with a superscript symbol. *,#Different between BMI percentile groups.
aHigher than Conditions A and C. bLower than Condition B. cHigher than Conditions B and C. dBorderline higher than Condition C.