Journal of the Korean Society of School Health (한국학교보건학회지)
- Volume 13 Issue 1
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- Pages.117-129
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- 2000
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- 1225-9608(pISSN)
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- 2288-9957(eISSN)
A Study on the Effects of Social Reinforcement in Peer groups on Children's Dental Health Behavior
또래집단의 사회적 강화가 아동의 구강보건행태에 미치는 효과
- Lee, Nan-Hee (Kyo-rhong elementary school in Namwon) ;
- Park, In-Hyae (Depart. of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chonmm National University)
- Published : 2000.03.01
Abstract
The relationships between children's health behavior and variables that effect children's health behavior has been investigated in a number of previous studies. This study was conducted to examine the effects of a peer's social reinforcement on children's dental health behavior in an elementary school. The research design was a nonequivalent pre and post-test quasi-experimental design and the study subjects with one hundred and thirteen eight to nine years old children, and their mothers (57 experimental group, 56 control group) were selected as a study group. Subjects were selected by the convenience sampling method. The study was carried out in an elementary school in Namwon city, Korea, from the 26th of April to the 12th of June in 1999. Data were collected in both the pre and post-test portions. Using the "Health Belief Model", each item of the questionnaire for measurement of dental health behavior was modified and administered for the children and their mothers. The questionnaire for the measurement of dental health behavior was developed by Oh, Y.B.(1994). The Cronbach's
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