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The Associations Between Parental Playfulness, Parenting Styles, the Coparenting Relationship and Child Playfulness [PDF]

Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
This study explores the associations between parental playfulness and various aspects of parenting, specifically role overload, parenting behaviors, and the quality of coparenting.
Audrey-Ann Deneault, , Harshita Seal
exaly   +4 more sources

Comparison of the playfulness of mothers of preschool children with typical development and developmental delays [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
Early childhood is a critical developmental period in which the quality of parent–child interaction shapes children’s cognitive, language, motor, and social–emotional development.
Elif Açıkgöz Söğüt, Esra Betül Kölemen   +1 more
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Localizing adult playfulness in dimensions of romantic attachment and jealousy in singles [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
Adult playfulness is a personality trait gaining increasing attention, particularly in romantic contexts. We localize four facets of playfulness (Other-directed, Lighthearted, Intellectual, and Whimsical) within dimensions of attachment styles and ...
Kay Brauer, René T. Proyer
doaj   +2 more sources

Studying trait-playfulness, time spent with physical activity, and athletic identity among self-ascribed athletes and non-athletes [PDF]

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Adult playfulness is an individual difference variable that describes how people (re)frame situations in a way that they are experienced as entertaining, and/or intellectually stimulating, and/or personally interesting.
Kay Brauer, Johanna E. Donhauser, René T. Proyer   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Associations between complex post-traumatic stress disorder and intimate relationship quality: the parallel mediating roles of mentalization and playfulness [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
BackgroundThe association between Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) and intimate relationship quality remains underexplored, particularly regarding protective factors that may buffer against trauma-related impairments.MethodsA total of 3,250
Shu-Xin Tan, Hang Li, Chengjing Chu, Jun-Wen Tan, Jun-Wen Tan   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Understanding the social benefits for playful employees in the workplace [PDF]

Scientific Reports
While play and playfulness are essential for development, its benefits may extend across many aspects of life. Despite the growing interest in the intrapersonal benefits of playfulness, research is sparse on its social consequences in organizations.
Li Guo, Wenqi Liu, René T. Proyer, Suosuo Jia, Ying Wang   +4 more
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A longitudinal study investigating the association between social maturity, social preference and children’s perceptions of their playfulness [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Children’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, Brenda R. J. Jansen, Tycho J. Dekkers, Elian Fink   +3 more
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Psychometric properties of the Dutch translation of the Child Self-Report Playfulness questionnaire [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Playfulness represents the disposition to play and has important mental health benefits. Children’s playfulness is mainly rated by parents, teachers or trained assessors but playfulness is not always reflected in overt behavior.
Rianne L. van de Weitgraven, Brenda R. J. Jansen, Els Spaargaren, Arne Popma, Kim J. Oostrom, Tycho J. Dekkers   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A network model for human playfulness during war [PDF]

Scientific Reports
This novel study investigates adult playfulness during recent wartime in the Middle East using the OLIW model of playfulness and the concept of fantastic reality ability to utilize imagination in response to stress and trauma.
Dori Rubinstein, Mooli Lahad, Limor Aharonson-Daniel, Kay Brauer, René T. Proyer   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Paternal involvement and peer competence in young children: the mediating role of playfulness [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
ObjectiveThe 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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