Skip to main content

Table 1 Content and response options of the psychosocial factors

From: The moderating effect of psychosocial factors in the relation between neighborhood walkability and children’s physical activity

 

Content of the items

Response options

Parental attitude toward their child’s physical activity

(1 item)

I think that being physically active and doings sports for my child is:

very unimportant (=1), unimportant (=2), sometimes important/sometimes unimportant (=3), important (=4), very important (=5)

Parental support

(6 items: Cronbach Alpha = 0.772)

How frequently …

-…do you encourage your child to be active and do sports?

-…are you physically active or doing sports together with your child?

-…do you bring your child to the place where he/she sports, are you going to watch or support?

-…are you watching or cheering your child while he/she sports?

-…do you offer your child to be physically active together?

-…do you say your child is doing well?

Never (=1), seldom (=2), sometimes (=3), often (=4), very often (=5)

Friend support

(1 item)

How frequently are your child’s friends or siblings physically active together with your child?

Never (=1), seldom (=2), sometimes (=3), often (=4), very often (=5)

Parental social norm toward their child’s physical activity

(1 item)

I think my child has to engage regularly in physical activity.

strongly disagree (=1), somewhat disagree (=2), neither agree or disagree (=3), somewhat agree (=4), strongly agree (=5)

Self-efficacy

(4 items: Cronbach Alpha = 0.849)

I am sure my child will be physically active even if…

-… he/she has to get up early.

-… his/her friends want to do something else.

-… he/she has a lot of work for school

-… it is exhausting and difficult.

Benefits

(6 items: Cronbach Alpha = 0.713)

My child believes that being physically active and doing sports is important because…

-… his/her condition and health will improve.

-… he/she get in contact with (new) friends

-… he/she enjoys being physically active

-… he/she can show that he/she is better than others

-… he/she does not get bored if he/she is physically active

-… he/she lose weight and his/her body becomes more beautiful

Barriers

(8 items: Cronbach Alpha = 0.801)

My child cannot be engaged in sports…

-… due to lack of time.

-… because he/she does not enjoy sports.

-… because he/she is not good in doing sports.

-… because he/she does not always have transport to activities.

-… because he/she is not allowed by his/her parents.

-… because there are no sport facilities in our neighborhood.

-… because it is too expensive.

-… because there is nobody (no friends or family) who wants to accompany my child.