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Direct linkEilam, Billie; Mattatia, Miri – Journal of Experimental Education, 2015
We investigated young children's construal of pain in relation to (a) the self, (b) other humans, and (c) animals, plants, and objects, to elucidate children's cognitive understanding of this complex, abstract, subjective concept. We interviewed 17 Kindergarten students using a variety of non-painful stimuli and procedures to prompt discussion of…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Childhood Attitudes, Pain
Peer reviewedEiser, Christine; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1990
Twenty 5-year-olds and 20 8-year-olds were asked to tell 6 stories about health and illness. Analysis of stories did not support a stage theory of developmental changes in children's understanding of illness. Results suggest that young children share many ideas about illness with older children. (CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Beliefs, Childhood Attitudes, Diseases
