Does family enjoyment of activities significantly affect family involvement? Using an Independent Samples T-Test, we find that the t-test value is -26.683, meaning at the .001 level, there is significance between the means. Using an ANOVA Test, we find that there is, in fact, significance between the means of each group at the .001 level. Finally using Pearson’s Correlation Test, we find a strong positive correlation of .788 between family enjoyment of the activity and family involvement, thus proving that enjoyment of activities significantly affects family involvement.
Table 1.
Independent Samples t-test of parent involvement by completion of family activity
| Mean Parent Involvement | T value | df | |
| Activity Completed | 9.529 | -26.683 *** | 67 |
| Activity NOT Completed | 7.000 |
Note. p<0.05*, p<0.01**, p<0.001***
The mean parent involvement score for the activities completed was 9.529 out of 10, and the mean parent involvement score for the activities not completed was 7.000 out of 10. The t-test value was -26.683 and it is significant at the 0.001 level. Therefore the mean parent involvement is significantly different.
Table 2.
ANOVA of parent involvement by completion of family activity
| Sum of Squares | df | Mean Square | F | Sig. | |
| Between Groups: | 24.170 | 1 | 24.170 | 41.325 | 0.001 *** |
| Within Groups: | 40.941 | 70 | .585 | ||
| Total: | 65.111 | 71 |
Note. p<0.05*, p<0.01**, p<0.001***
We would reject the Null Hypothesis because our calculated F ratio is greater than the critical; therefore, there is significance at the .001 level between the means of each group. The mean of group 1 is 9.53 and the mean of group 2 is 7.00.
Table 3.
Correlation between family involvement and family enjoyment regarding family activity
| Family Involvement | Family Enjoyment | |
| Family Involvement | . | .788** |
| Family Enjoyment | .788** | . |
Note. p<0.05*, p<0.01**, p<0.001***
The correlation between family involvement and family enjoyment regarding the family activity is .788, which is a strong positive correlation. This means that when one of these variables, involvement or enjoyment, increases, so does the other.
In conclusion, yes, family enjoyment of activities significantly affects family involvement. Using an Independent Samples T-Test, an ANOVA Test, and Pearson’s Correlation Test, we find significance between these variables: family enjoyment of the activity and family involvement, thus proving that enjoyment of activities significantly affects family involvement.