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Table 2 Leisure-time Physical Activity and Affect: Structural Equation Model Testing Autonomous and Controlled Motivation as Moderators

From: Domain-specific physical activity and affective wellbeing among adolescents: an observational study of the moderating roles of autonomous and controlled motivation

 

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

β

SE

p

R 2

β

SE

p

R 2

Self-report model

 Positive Affect

  Leisure-time PA

−.02

.07

.76

 

−.09

.09

.30

 

  Autonomous motivation towards leisure-time PA

.51

.05

<.001

 

.55

.07

<.001

 

  Controlled motivation towards leisure-time PA

−.07

.04

.06

 

−.07

.03

.03

 

  Leisure-time PA × Autonomous Motivation

.05

.06

.45

 

.09

.07

.20

 

  Leisure-time PA × Controlled Motivation

.09

.03

.01

 

.03

.02

.07

 

  Age

    

.02

.01

.07

 

  Sex

    

.02

.01

.07

 

  SES

    

.02

.01

.07

 

  BMI

    

.04

.02

.07

 
    

.25***

   

.26***

 Negative Affect

  Leisure-time PA

−.14

.06

.02

 

−.10

.05

.07

 

  Autonomous motivation towards leisure-time PA

−.12

.05

.019

 

−.11

.05

.03

 

  Controlled motivation towards leisure-time PA

.38

.05

<.001

 

.35

.06

<.001

 

  Leisure-time PA × Autonomous Motivation

.04

.04

.24

 

.03

.04

.41

 

  Leisure-time PA × Controlled Motivation

−.14

.06

.01

 

−.03

.01

.02

 

  Age

    

−.03

.01

.02

 

  Sex

    

−.02

.01

.02

 

  SES

    

−.03

.01

.02

 

  BMI

    

−.05

.02

.02

 
    

.19***

   

.15***

Objective model

 Positive Affect

  Leisure-time PA

.02

.03

.43

 

−.02

.04

.71

 

  Autonomous motivation towards leisure-time PA

.53

.04

<.001

 

.52

.03

<.001

 

  Controlled motivation towards leisure-time PA

−.06

.08

.47

 

−.07

.04

.12

 

  Leisure-time PA × Autonomous Motivation

−.02

.03

.62

 

−.01

.01

.29

 

  Leisure-time PA × Controlled Motivation

.02

.07

.83

 

.00

.00

.10

 

  Age

    

.03

.02

.10

 

  Sex

    

.03

.02

.10

 

  SES

    

.04

.03

.10

 

  BMI

    

.06

.04

.10

 
    

.30***

   

.26***

 Negative Affect

  Leisure-time PA

−.07

.03

.03

 

−.04

.03

.13

 

  Autonomous motivation towards leisure-time PA

−.14

.04

<.001

 

−.12

.05

.01

 

  Controlled motivation towards leisure-time PA

.30

.09

<.01

 

.36

.06

<.001

 

  Leisure-time PA × Autonomous Motivation

−.02

.03

.64

 

−.01

.02

.57

 

  Leisure-time PA × Controlled Motivation

.06

.06

.36

 

−.00

.00

<.001

 

  Age

    

−.05

.01

<.001

 

  Sex

    

−.04

.01

<.001

 

  SES

    

−.05

.02

<.001

 

  BMI

    

−.10

.03

<.001

 
    

.14***

   

.15***

  1. BMI Body Mass Index, PA physical activity, SES socioeconomic status. Adjusted model includes age, sex, socioeconomic status, and body mass index as covariates
  2. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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