Supplementary file 1_Preschool teachers’ intention to organize physical activity: an application of the norm activation model.docx

Existing research has focused mainly on teachers’ professional competence and organizational environments, while responsibility-related normative correlates of their intention to organize physical activity remain less understood. Guided by the Norm Activation Model (NAM), this study examined associations among awareness of consequences, ascription of responsibility, personal norms, and intention to organize physical activity.</p>Methods<p>A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 582 in-service preschool teachers in China using convenience sampling.

Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling tested the measurement and structural models. Direct, indirect, and total associations were examined using bias-corrected bootstrapping with 5,000 resamples.</p>Results<p>The retained partial mediation model showed good fit (χ2 = 119.984, df = 115, p = 0.357, RMSEA = 0.009, 90% CI [0.000, 0.023]). Awareness of consequences was positively associated with ascription of responsibility (β = 0.522), which was positively associated with personal norms (β = 0.617); personal norms were positively associated with behavioral intention (β = 0.727; all p < 0.001).