Role of early childhood educators’ demographic characteristics and perceived work environment in implementation of a preschool health promotion intervention

Table 4 Results from the linear regression analyses showing multivariate associations for implementation outcomes in the DAGIS intervention program, 2017–2018 (N = 32 preschool classrooms)

	Dose received – exposure			Total degree of implementation
	B (β)	SE B	(95% CI for B)	B (β)	SE B	(95% CI for B)
Model 1
Educational attainment^a	0.15 (0.38)*	0.06	(0.03, 0.27)
Municipality^b	8.33 (0.45)**	2.84	(2.53, 14.13)
Model 2
Educational attainment^a				0.20 (0.38)*	0.08	(0.03, 0.37)
Municipality^b				11.35 (0.44)**	3.94	(3.30, 19.39)
Model 3
Age^c	0.16 (0.29)	0.10	(-0.04, 0.37)
Municipality^b	5.80 (0.31)	3.23	(-0.80, 12.41)

Model 1: p (model) = .003**; R² (adjusted R²) = .33 (.28); F(2, 29) = 6.97
Model 2: p (model) = .004**; R² (adjusted R²) = .32 (.27); F(2, 29) = 6.77
Model 3: p (model) = .015*; R² (adjusted R²) = .25 (.20); F(2, 29) = 4.89
B Unstandardized regression coefficients, β Standardized regression coefficients, SE Standard error
^*p < .05, ** p < .01
^aHigher educational attainment (% of educators within classrooms having a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in education)
^bMunicipality (1 = Salo, 2 = Riihimäki)
^cYounger age (% of educators aged less than 35 years within classrooms)

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