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.
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