title: Conceptions of health and health behaviors of preschool children.
abstract: A modified version of Flaherty's (1986) Preschool Health Picture Interview was administered to 30 preschool children to explore their conceptions of health and health behaviors. Health was conceptualized as a positive feeling state and the ability to participate in desired activities. Brushing teeth and eating were the highest ranked health-promotion behaviors. Behaviors harmful to health were explained in terms of immediate physical consequences. Responses to all questions were predominantly behavioral. A t test showed that the mean number of moral responses given by boys to all questions was significantly greater (p = 0.04) than the mean number given by girls although no significant differences between boys' and girls' responses were found for any subgroup of questions.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Logsdon
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires