Journal of Pediatric Psychology 16(3) pp. 273-285, 1991
© 1991 Society of Pediatric Psychology
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Children's Conceptions of AIDS: A Developmental Analysis
Boston College and University of Massachusetts Medical School, Clark University and University of Massachusetts Medical School
1All correspondence should be sent to Mary E. Walsh, Division of Counseling Psychology, McGuinn 302, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02167.
Examined causal reasoning about AIDS in children representing three major phases of cognitive development: prelogical, concrete logical, and formal logical thinking. 60 Ss (age groups: 5–7 years. 8–10 years, and 11–13 years) were administered the Concepts of AIDS Protocol. Responses were scored using the developmentally ordered Concepts of Illness Category System. The data confirm that, as a group, children's causal thinking about AIDS parallels the ways in which children think about illness in general. More specifically, the data could be organized in terms of 6 major categories or ways in which children conceptualize AIDS and its causes. The findings provide an initial empirical foundation for AIDS education curricula.
Key words: AIDS; conceptions; illness; development; AIDS education.
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