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Table 3 Active Travel 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

  Active travel

−.04

.04

.30

 

−.04

.03

.17

 

  Autonomous motivation towards active travel

.41

.06

<.001

 

.45

.05

<.001

 

  Controlled motivation towards active travel

.00

.07

.98

 

−.11

.06

.06

 

  Active Travel × Autonomous Motivation

.02

.03

.47

 

−.01

.03

.70

 

  Active Travel × Controlled Motivation

−.08

.05

.11

 

.01

.01

.09

 

  Age

    

.02

.02

.12

 

  Sex

    

.02

.01

.12

 

  SES

    

.03

.02

.12

 

  BMI

    

.05

.03

.12

 
    

.19***

   

.19***

 Negative Affect

  Active travel

.01

.03

.73

 

.02

.03

.53

 

  Autonomous motivation towards active travel

−.06

.06

.37

 

−.10

.09

.26

 

  Controlled motivation towards active travel

.19

.06

<.01

 

.29

.04

<.001

 

  Active Travel × Autonomous Motivation

−.01

.03

.87

 

.04

.04

.30

 

  Active Travel × Controlled Motivation

.08

.04

.03

 

−.01

.01

.19

 

  Age

    

−.02

.01

.22

 

  Sex

    

−.02

.01

.22

 

  SES

    

−.02

.01

.22

 

  BMI

    

−.03

.01

.22

 
    

.09**

   

085***

Objective model

 Positive Affect

  Active travel

−.02

.03

.39

 

−.01

.03

.65

 

  Autonomous motivation towards active travel

.28

.06

<.001

 

.28

.08

<.001

 

  Controlled motivation towards active travel

−.11

.11

.36

 

−.08

.07

.23

 

  Active Travel × Autonomous Motivation

.09

.03

<.01

 

.09

.04

.03

 

  Active Travel × Controlled Motivation

.04

.05

.42

 

.01

.00

.05

 

  Age

    

.03

.02

.07

 

  Sex

    

.03

.02

.07

 

  SES

    

.04

.02

.07

 

  BMI

    

.06

.03

.07

 
    

.17***

   

.17***

 Negative Affect

  Active travel

−.12

.03

<.001

 

−.11

.03

<.001

 

  Autonomous motivation towards active travel

.02

.06

.84

 

.03

.09

.71

 

  Controlled motivation towards active travel

.34

.12

<.01

 

.27

.06

<.001

 

  Active Travel × Autonomous Motivation

−.02

.03

.37

 

−.03

.03

.35

 

  Active Travel × Controlled Motivation

−.05

.05

.37

 

−.01.

.00

<.001

 

  Age

    

−.04

.01

<.001

 

  Sex

    

−.04

.01

<.001

 

  SES

    

−.04

.02

<.001

 

  BMI

    

.06

.03

.07

 
    

.09*

   

.09**

  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