Table 5 The mediating effect of youth’s sports’ values on the link between parents’ role-modeling behaviors and youth’s sports-participation behaviors

Outcome: Sports participation

 Direct effects

  Role modeling → Sports’ values

.01

.03

.22

− .06

.07

  Role modeling → Sports participation

.22

.12

1.89

− .01

.45

  Sports’ values → Sports participation

.82

.19

4.36***

.45

1.19

 Indirect effect

  Role modeling → Sports’ values → Sports participation

.01

.03

− .06

.07

Outcome: Sports intensity

 Direct effects

  Role modeling → Sports’ values

.03

.04

.66

− .05

.11

  Role modeling → Sports intensity

.05

.27

.27

− .32

.42

  Sports’ values → Sports intensity

1.07

.27

3.93***

.53

1.61

 Indirect effect

  Role modeling → Sports’ values → Sports intensity

.03

.05

− .01

.03

Outcome: Sports continuation

 Direct effects

  Role modeling → Sports’ values

.08

.04

2.28*

.01

.17

  Role modeling → Sports continuation

.11

.14

.77

− .16

.38

  Sports’ values → Sports continuation

.57

.20

2.90**

.18

.95

 Indirect effect

  Role modeling → Sports’ values → Sports continuation

.05

.03

.00

.12