Natapoff J N
Am J Public Health. 1978 Oct;68(10):995-1000. doi: 10.2105/ajph.68.10.995.
Two hundred and sixty-four first, fourth, and seventh grade children were asked to define health, state what it felt like to be healthy and not healthy, and to give criteria they would use to judge another person's health status. A chi square analysis was done to compare differences for age, sex, intelligence, and socioeconomic status. Results indicated that children saw health as a positive attribute which enabled them to participate in desired activities, that a person was healthy if he could do what he wanted to do, and that health and illness were two different cncepts rather than on a continuum as is often cited in the literature. Mental health was not considered as part of being healthy except by a few of the oldest children. There were both qualitative and quantitative changes with age which were consistent with theories of concept development. It is recommended that future studies be conducted with both adults and health workers. (There is some evidence that consumers and health professionals do not have the same ideas about health.)
264名一年级、四年级和七年级的儿童被要求定义健康，描述健康和不健康时的感受，并给出他们用于判断他人健康状况的标准。进行了卡方分析以比较年龄、性别、智力和社会经济地位的差异。结果表明，儿童将健康视为一种积极属性，使他们能够参与期望的活动；如果一个人能做他想做的事，那么他就是健康的；健康和疾病是两个不同的概念，而不是像文献中经常提到的那样处于一个连续体上。除了少数年龄最大的孩子外，心理健康不被视为健康的一部分。随着年龄的增长，在质量和数量上都有变化，这与概念发展理论是一致的。建议未来对成年人和卫生工作者都进行研究。（有证据表明，消费者和卫生专业人员对健康的看法并不相同。）
