@article{ref1,
title="The structure of children's beliefs about health and illness",
journal="Journal of school health",
year="1986",
author="Green, Katherine E. and Bird, J. E.",
volume="56",
number="8",
pages="325-328",
abstract="This study examined the structure of causal beliefs in children, concentrating on attributions by children about &quot;staying well&quot; vs. &quot;getting sick.&quot; Eighty-two children in grades one, three, five, and seven-eight participated in the study. Children were asked pairwise to compare five causes of health and five causes of illness. Self-controlled or self-initiated actions were the most highly ranked causes of health. As a cause of illness, self-initiated behaviors were ranked second to germs and bad weather. Health and illness seemed to be understood as reciprocal aspects of the concept &quot;health&quot; by older but not by younger children. Results are discussed in relation to attributions made at different age levels.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4391",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}