Playfulness from children’s perspectives: development and validation of the Children’s Playfulness Scale as a self-report instrument for children from 3 years of age [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Children’s playfulness refers to children’s enjoyment, motivation, and engagement in play and has been predominantly assessed from an adult perspective.
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The Relation between Teachers’ and Children’s Playfulness: A Pilot Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 Young children spend considerable time in educational settings, in which traditionally, their primary occupation is play. A playful preschool environment has been related to better cognitive, social and emotional development.
Shulamit Pinchover
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Comparison of the playfulness of mothers of preschool children with typical development and developmental delays [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyEarly childhood is a critical developmental period in which the quality of parent–child interaction shapes children’s cognitive, language, motor, and social–emotional development.
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The PPSQ: assessing parental, child, and partner’s playfulness in the preschool and early school years [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionDevelopmental research has traditionally focused on parenting behaviors such as nurturance and care, due to a focus on mothers’ behaviors.
Jean-François Bureau +5 more
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Fostering Playfulness in 2-to-6-Year-Old Children: A Longitudinal Study of Parental Play Support Profiles and Their Effects on Children’s Playfulness [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesParental play support is crucial to children’s playfulness. Using a person-centered approach, we identified profiles of parental play support based on self-assessed roles.
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A longitudinal study investigating the association between social maturity, social preference and children’s perceptions of their playfulness [PDF]
Scientific ReportsChildren’s playfulness is associated with increased social skills and positively predicts children’s later prosocial skills. Social skills become increasingly important as children enter formal schooling. To understand the role of playfulness in children’
Rianne L. van de Weitgraven +3 more
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Non-Intrusive Maternal Style as a Mediator between Playfulness and Children’s Development for Low-Income Chilean Adolescent Mothers [PDF]
Children, 2023 The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between low-income Chilean adolescent maternal playfulness and mothers’ non-intrusiveness in their children’s development and to analyze whether a mother’s non-intrusiveness mediates the relationship
Laura Léniz-Maturana +2 more
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Paternal involvement and peer competence in young children: the mediating role of playfulness [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyObjectiveThe capacity to interact with peers during early childhood can profoundly and enduringly influence later development and adaptation. Previous research has indicated that paternal involvement plays a vital role in shaping children’s peer ...
Chunyan Liang, Xinwen Bi
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Enhancing Preschoolers’ Motor Creativity Through Playfulness and Social Engagement [PDF]
ChildrenBackground/Objectives: Motor creativity is a vital component of preschoolers’ growth and development. However, its underlying determinants remain largely underexplored. This study investigates the interrelationship among playful behavior, social profile,
Despoina Ourda +3 more
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Development of Playfulness in Children with Low Executive Functions: The Role of Parental Playfulness and Parental Playtime with Their Child [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesChildren with low executive functions (EFs) are described as having lower levels of playfulness, the quality of children’s play, compared to children with EFs within the normal range.
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