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Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed to explore the relationship between independent variables and parents' intentions toward preschool children's myopia preventive behaviors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The final integrative model showed that perceived severity, perceived barriers, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control were associated with parents' intentions toward preschool children's myopia preventive behaviors. In model 1, Child's age was entered as a control variable and explained 0.6% of the variance (<jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic> = 7.241, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.007). When the HBM variables were entered in model 2, the proportion of variance increased to 25.4% (<jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic> = 73.290, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). In model 3, TPB variables were entered and explained 63.2% of the variance (<jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic> = 246.076, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The integrated model of HBM and TPB constructed in this study significantly improved the degree of explanation of parents' intentions toward preschool children's myopia preventive behaviors. 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