Table 5 Correlation matrix of predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors and the ability to teach health education through life skills (N = 503)

1. Awareness of health learning indicators.

1

2. Cognition of health promotion in kindergartens and life skills.

.03

1

3. Knowledge of health education.

.20***

.19***

1

4. Support from the kindergarten.

−.15**

.04

−.10*

1

5. Support from government policies.

.15**

.06

.15**

˗.014

1

6. Support from colleagues.

−.01

.03

.03

.23***

.18***

1

7. Professional consultation services.

−.01

.05

.12**

.21***

.19***

.25***

1

8. Support from parents and the community.

.04

.11*

.03

.34***

.26***

.41***

.39***

1

9. Kindergartens’ arrangement of health education opportunities.

.12**

.01

.04

.07

.20***

.16***

.08

.16***

1

10. Extent to which the kindergarten prioritizes health modules or topics.

.19***

.07

.12**

−.02

.50***

.14**

.09

.22***

.36***

1

11. Use of provided health education methods for reference.

.19***

.03

.09*

.07

.42***

.16***

.14**

.26***

.44***

.60***

1

12. Provision of skills that can be taught and assessed based on health themes.

.14**

.01

.18***

.08

.37***

.20***

.21***

.25***

.32***

.40***

.55***

1

13. Acquisition of convenient materials or equipment resources.

.24***

.05

.12**

.09*

.38***

.20***

.16***

.27***

.42***

.54***

.63***

.57***

1

14. Ability to teach health education through life skills.

.32***

.12**

.20***

˗.21***

.27***

.06

.02

.06

.05

.25***

.11*

.10*

.12*