A framework for the nature and development of health beliefs in children.
The framework uses the social cognitive perspective that health is personally defined in relation to an object of emotional attachment. Thought related to this person/object parallels, but is distinct from, the process of cognitive development. The framework suggests that cognitive operations will vary according to situational differences.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D012951:Socialization