Table 4.

Multiple regression models for Initiation and Sustenance of flossing.

Not flossing daily
Initiation model	b	S.E	B	p	LBCI	UBCI
Participatory dialogue: advantages–disadvantages	− 0.001	0.013	− 0.008	0.922	− 0.028	0.025
Behavioral confidence	0.123	0.021	0.571	< 0.001	0.081	0.165
Changes in the physical environment	0.006	0.031	0.020	0.836	− 0.055	0.068
Model statistics: Adjusted R2 = 0.322, F(3, 120) = 20.496, p < 0.001
Sustenance model	b	S.E	B	p	LBCI	UBCI
Gender	0595	0.177	0.243	0.001	0.244	0.946
Emotional transformation	0.139	0.036	0.377	< 0.001	0.067	0.211
Practice for change	0.045	0.037	0.114	0.225	− 0.028	0.117
Changes in the social environment	0.053	0.031	0.148	0.091	− 0.009	0.114
Model Statistics: Adjusted R2 = 0.354, F(4, 120) = 17.956, p < 0.001

Daily flossers
Initiation model	b	S.E	B	p	LBCI	UBCI
Participatory dialogue: advantages–disadvantages	− 0.004	0.012	− 0.044	0.731	− 0.028	0.020
Behavioral confidence	0.036	0.023	0.213	0.126	− 0.010	0.082
Changes in the physical environment	0.127	0.041	0.432	0.003	0.045	0.210
Model statistics: Adjusted R2 = 0.254, F(3,45) = 6.456, p = 0.001
Sustenance model	b	S.E	B	p	LBCI	UBCI
Emotional transformation	0.127	0.045	0.344	0.008	0.035	0.218
Practice for change	0.168	0.032	0.594	< 0.001	0.104	0.232
Changes in the social environment	− 0.040	0.034	− 0.130	0.246	− 0.109	0.029
Model Statistics: Adjusted R2 = 0.578, F(3, 46) = 23.383, p < 0.001

S.E. = standard error of the estimate; LBCI = lower bound of the 95% confidence interval; UBCI = upper bound of the 95% confidence interval.