Table 3.
Associations between weekly PA of different intensities (METs-min/week) and types of motivation in low and high motivated Czech and Polish boys and girls.
| Types of motivation | Czech | Polish | H | p | ŋ 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (n =705) |
Girls (n =1444) |
Boys (n =853) |
Girls (n =1074) |
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| Low Mot | High Mot | Low Mot | High Mot | Low Mot | High Mot | Low Mot | High Mot | ||||
| Mdn (IQR) |
Mdn (IQR) |
Mdn (IQR) |
Mdn (IQR) |
Mdn (IQR) |
Mdn (IQR) |
Mdn (IQR) |
Mdn (IQR) |
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| Vigorous PA | |||||||||||
| Enjoyment | 720 (1620) |
1530 (2430) |
150 (900) |
840 (2070) |
630 (2160) |
1800 (3150) |
225 (1140) |
1080 (2595) |
409.82a,b,c,d,g,h | <0.001 | 0.099∗∗ |
| Competence | 615 (1650) |
1560 (2190) |
165 (900) |
840 (2055) |
720 (2310) |
1800 (3360) |
240 (1260) |
1050 (2700) |
406.42a,b,c,d,g,h | <0.001 | 0.098∗∗ |
| Appearance | 720 (2160) |
1260 (2250) |
360 (1380) |
540 (1710) |
840 (2350) |
1620 (3120) |
420 (1650) |
720 (2250) |
169.52a,c,d,h | <0.001 | 0.04∗ |
| Fitness | 720 (2130) |
1440 (2340) |
270 (1080) |
720 (1890) |
735 (2430) |
1560 (3000) |
360 (1440) |
930 (2460) |
247.28a,b,c,d,g,h | <0.001 | 0.052∗ |
| Social | 735 (2070) |
1320 (2370) |
270 (1080) |
720 (2160) |
1080 (2520) |
1260 (3120) |
420 (1620) |
840 (2520) |
197.39a,b,d,g | <0.001 | 0.047∗ |
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| Moderate PA | |||||||||||
| Enjoyment | 1110 (2090) |
1740 (2759) |
690 (1415) |
978 (1828) |
1440 (2840) |
1680 (3020) |
973 (1870) |
1260 (2108) |
162.48a,b,g | <0.001 | 0.038∗ |
| Competence | 1040 (2033) |
1820 (2780) |
690 (1480) |
953 (1715) |
1560 (2806) |
1670 (3113) |
930 (1845) |
1320 (2160) |
169.18a,b,d,e,g | <0.001 | 0.040∗ |
| Appearance | 1110 (2130) |
1680 (2573) |
740 (1450) |
900 (1700) |
1438 (2828) |
1725 (3090) |
1120 (1835) |
1210 (2255) |
137.38a,h | <0.001 | 0.032∗ |
| Fitness | 1060 (2220) |
1680 (2580) |
720 (1515) |
925 (1610) |
1411 (2808) |
1770 (3100) |
980 (1853) |
1270 (2170) |
159.31a,d,g | <0.001 | 0.037∗ |
| Social | 1260 (2013) |
1590 (2710) |
730 (1580) |
893 (1625) |
1405 (2840) |
1785 (3080) |
1013 (1870) |
1260 (2120) |
138.48g | <0.001 | 0.032∗ |
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| Walking | |||||||||||
| Enjoyment | 1287 (2360) |
1477 (2533) |
1617 (2475) |
1658 (2673) |
1139 (2739) |
1568 (2723) |
1403 (2574) |
1832 (2879) |
51.37c,g | <0.001 | 0.011∗ |
| Competence | 1279 (2269) |
1518 (2525) |
1667 (2657) |
1584 (2549) |
1155 (2789) |
1551 (2706) |
1485 (2607) |
1832 (2805) |
43.08g | <0.001 | 0.009 |
| Appearance | 1386 (2327) |
1452 (2558) |
1518 (2376) |
1716 (2772) |
1139 (2525) |
1617 (3053) |
1568 (2558) |
1716 (2904) |
51.16c,g | <0.001 | 0.011∗ |
| Fitness | 1353 (2384) |
1452 (2525) |
1625 (2508) |
1634 (2640) |
1188 (2764) |
1403 (2706) |
1502 (2558) |
1815 (2855) |
37.15 | <0.001 | 0.007 |
| Social | 1320 (2211) |
1518 (2706) |
1617 (2574) |
1650 (2607) |
1254 (2574) |
1436 (2970) |
1485 (2426) |
1782 (2921) |
37.81 | <0.001 | 0.008 |
Note: H: Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA; p: significance; ŋ2: effect size coefficient; PA: physical activity; ∗0.01 ≤ ŋ2 < 0.06 small effect size; ∗∗0.06 ≤ ŋ2 < 0.14 medium effect size; ∗∗∗ŋ2 ≥ 0.14 large effect size; aCzech boys low motivation–Czech boys high motivation; bCzech girls low motivation–Czech girls high motivation; cPolish boys low motivation–Polish boys high motivation; dPolish girls low motivation–Polish girls high motivation; eCzech boys low motivation–Czech girls low motivation; fCzech boys high motivation–Czech girls high motivation; gPolish boys low motivation–Polish girls low motivation; hPolish boys high motivation–Polish girls high motivation.