title: A framework for the nature and development of health beliefs in children.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D012951:Socialization