RESULTS
Descriptive, Manifest Statistics
The correlations among the variables, the scale means, and standard
deviations for each of the measured variables in the model are displayed
separately for type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Table 1.
Differences in the means between the two groups were found in impediments,
goals, and behavior: type 1 diabetics perceived more impediments,
reported stronger goals to exercise, and more weekly minutes of physical
activity. However, these differences in activity were significant at baseline
but not at 6 months.
Testing the Structure of the SCT (Research Objective 1)
The longitudinal model fit statistics indicated that the fit of the structural
model was excellent for the T1D group and good for the T2D group
(see Table 2, Panel A).
Given that the structure of all the models was acceptable, this justified
MSEM (i.e. examining T1D and T2D groups simultaneously for assessing
differences between the two groups).