Research Article

Associations between Parental and Friend Social Support and Children’s Physical Activity and Time Spent outside Playing

Table 3

Bivariate associations between the derived factors, physical activity, and time spent outside.

General parental support_PRNeighborhood play with friends_PRParental PA_PRParental PA with child_PRActive parents_CRGeneral friend support_CRTangible Parental Support_CRFriends’ PA norms_CRIntangible Parental support_CRWeekday stepsWeekday time outside playing

General parental support_PR1.000 ()0.161 () ()−0.104 ()−0.024 () ()0.053 ()0.158 ()0.120 ()−0.094 ()
Neighborhood play with friends_PR1.0000.136 ()0.081 ()0.052 () ()0.135 () ()0.148 () () ()
Parental PA_PR1.000 ()0.036 () ()0.014 ()0.097 ()−0.011 () ()0.044 ()
Parental PA with child_PR1.000 ()0.006 ()0.078 ()−0.018 ()0.048 ()0.057 ()−0.004 ()
Active parents_CR1.000 () () () ()0.144 () ()
General friend support_CR1.000 () () () () ()
Tangible Parental Support_CR1.000 () () ()0.068 ()
Friends’ PA norms_CR1.000 () () ()
Intangible Parental support_CR1.0000.140 () ()
Weekday steps1.000 ()
Time outside playing1.000

(i) PR = parent-reported; CR = child-reported; PA = physical activity.
(ii) , , .
(iii) for associations between PR scales and steps; for associations between PR scales and time outside playing; for associations between CR scales and steps; for associations between CR scales and time outside playing.