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KMID : 0915920060090010072
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Korean Parent-Child Health Journal
2006 Volume.9 No. 1 p.72 ~ p.82
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The Study of Health Concept and Health Behaviors in School Children
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Kim Sung-Hee
Lee Ja-Hyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: To analyze the health concept and health behaviors in school children through the interview on study groups. To obtain the subjective data for health concept and health behaviors in school children.
Methods: This study is a qualitative study applied the interview of study groups. Participants are 12 people and two groups- each of them is 3 males and females, which are 6thgrade of elementary schools located in Seoul city and
Kyung-gi Province. The interviews were conducted twice on November in 2005.
Results: 83 items are significantly related in health concept for school children. The results are the following; 1) the significant health concept for school children is 15 items and there are 5 areas- strength, comfort, action, compatibility
and normal life. 2) the actual health behaviors are 23 items and there are 8 areas-exercising, associating, mentally resting, laughing, releasing stress, well sleeping, well eating and receivingcheck-up. 3) the needed and the wanted health behaviors are 45 items and there are 12 areas-well eating, well cleaning, exercising, playing, comforting, resting, staying in familiar environment, receiving regular check-up, abstaining, associating, enjoying hobbies, and forming environment & facilities.
Conclusion: For health concepts, school children consider significantly not only physical activities but also social and mental activities and environment. They also want exercising, abstaining, eating well, checking-up, enjoying hobbies, forming environment & facilities with various activities.
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KEYWORD
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School children, Health concept, Health behaviors
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