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Table 3 Ability to teach health education through life skills (N = 503)

From: Exploring the factors affecting preschool educators’ health teaching capacity of life skills using the PRECEDE model: a study of preschool educators in northern Taiwan

Item

Mean score

SD

 

1. I can teach preschoolers to use the self-health management life skill of maintaining environmental hygiene (e.g., tidying up after meals, cleaning, and putting away toys).

4.27

0.67

 

2. I can teach preschoolers to use the life skill of self-health management through correct personal hygiene practices (e.g., washing their hands and blowing their nose).

4.19

0.774

 

3. I can teach preschoolers to use the life skill of self-health management to brush their teeth after meals at school.

4.06

0.847

 

4. I can teach preschoolers to use the self-awareness life skill of observing the weather and temperature and appropriately responding by putting on more clothes or taking off clothes independently.

4.04

0.754

 

5. I can teach preschoolers to use the self-awareness life skill of observing dangers and safety needs in their environment.

3.97

0.779

 

6. I can teach preschoolers to use the self-awareness life skill of noticing when their eyes are sore, puffy, or aching, and respond by resting their eyes from staring at screens.

3.48

0.942

 

7. I can use the decision-making life skill of teaching preschoolers to maintain healthy eating habits (e.g., chewing slowly, eating a set amount, and staying in their seat until they have finished eating).

4.13

0.801

 

8. I can teach preschoolers to use the decision-making life skill of playing outside rather than remaining in the classroom during breaks.

3.67

0.973

 

9. I can teach preschoolers to use the decision-making life skill of choosing a diet with less oil, salt, and sugar.

3.65

0.924

 

10. I can use the critical thinking life skill of teaching preschoolers to recognize safe and fresh foods and to eat more vegetables and fruits that are rich in vitamins A, B, and C.

3.83

0.844

 

11. I can use the critical thinking life skill of teaching preschoolers to differentiate between safe and unsafe actions and to maintain their distance from other people or objects when playing or moving around to avoid collisions.

3.95

0.733

 

12. I can use the effective communication life skill of teaching preschoolers to use their words or bodies to express information to other people (e.g., vocalizing their needs or performing appropriate actions).

4.18

0.682

 

13. I can use the interpersonal life skill to teach preschoolers to form friendships and interact politely with each other.

4.11

0.742

 

14. I can use the rejection life skill to teach preschoolers not to interact with strangers and to protect themselves through proper daily hygiene practices (e.g., genital cleanliness, wearing of underwear).

4.06

0.82

 

15. I can teach preschoolers to use the rejection life skill to protect their eyes (e.g., not staring at televisions, technology products, or video games with small screens).

3.29

1.02

 

Overall mean

Overall standard deviation

Mean among items

Standard deviation among items

58.88

9.92

3.93

0.82