Research Article

Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Allocation of Adolescent Leisure Time Activities

Table 5

Model fit statistics and variance component estimates (95% confidence intervals) for baseline (full) and best-fitting (best) model of five leisure time activity scales for males and females.

Model−2LLModel fit statisticsVariance component estimates
df df valueAIC

Physical activity
Full model19074.672825Males0.15
(.00, .42)
0.36
(.13, .53)
0.48
(.41, .53)
Females0.49
(.23, .60)
0.05
(.00, .28)
0.46
(.40, .54)
Best model19074.7728270.7420.69−3.26Males0.07
(.00, .25)
0.43
(.27, .53)
0.50
(.43, .57)
Females0.54
(.47, .60)
0.46
(.40, .53)

Social
Full model17737.582826Males0.50
(.41, .56)
0.00
(.00, .00)
0.51
(.44, .59)
Females0.49
(.23, .61)
0.06
(.00, .28)
0.45
(.39, .53)
Best model17739.7128292.1430.55−3.86Males0.50
(.42, .57)
0.50
(.43, .58)
Females0.55
(.49, .61)
0.45
(.39, .51)

Intellectual
Full model17389.102826Males0.41
(.15, .50)
0.00
(.00, .00)
0.59
(.51, .68)
Females0.30
(.02, .47)
0.10
(.00, .32)
0.61
(.53, .71)
Best model17390.9128281.8120.41−2.20Males0.40
(.32, .49)
0.59
(.51, .68)
Females0.16
(.01, .40)
0.20
(.00, .35)
0.64
(.56, .73)

Family
Full model15966.602826Males0.31
(.00, .40)
0.00
(.00, .30)
0.69
(.60, .79)
Females0.23
(.00, .49)
0.20
(.00–.42)
0.57
(.50, .66)
Best model15969.8228293.2230.36−2.78Males0.31
(.21, .39)
0.69
(.61, .79)
Females0.44
(.36, .50)
0.56
(.50, .64)

Passive
Full model18186.622826Males0.03
(.00, .33)
0.21
(.00, .31)
0.76
(.66, .85)
Females0.30
(.07, .55)
0.23
(.01, .43)
0.46
(.40, .54)
Best model18186.9528280.3320.85−3.66Males0.23
(.15, .30)
0.77
(.70, .85)
Females0.35
(.15, .51)
0.19
(.05, .77)
0.46
(.40, .54)

Note: −2LL: −2 log-likelihood; df: degrees of freedom; AIC: Akaike information criterion; : additive genetic; : shared environment; : nonshared environment.