AN-ICON, 2022 The contribution focuses on pretend play, a kind of play that is found in children of all cultures and is easily recognizable by adults. The expression with which this type of play is labelled presents, in the common sense, a semantic aura that refers ...
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You Pretend, I Laugh: Associations Between Dyadic Pretend Play and Children's Display of Positive Emotions [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Background: Understanding how pretend play is related to positive emotions is important for supporting children's development and promoting their wellbeing.
Zhen Rao, Jenny L. Gibson
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Maternal anxiety and depression and their associations with mother–child pretend play: a longitudinal observational study [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2021 Background Parental anxiety and depression have been associated with changes to parent–child interactions. Although play constitutes an important part of parent–child interactions and affords critical developmental opportunities, little is known ...
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Pretend play in children with a congenital visual impairment [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyBackgroundModern theories embrace a conception of pretend play as a behavior closely related to exploration, curiosity, and the affective domain, as well as problem solving and creative thinking.
Stefano Federici +10 more
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The significance of parental mentalizing for four-year-old children's solitary pretend play. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundPretend play is a signature behavior of early childhood and is considered to reflect the child's emerging symbolic function, enabling the interpretation of social signals, language development, and emotion understanding.
Johanne Smith-Nielsen +5 more
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Predictors and Moderators of Spontaneous Pretend Play in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 Although pretend play has long been linked to children’s normative cognitive development, inconsistent findings call for greater rigor in examining this relation (Lillard et al., 2013).
Erin Kang +4 more
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Rethinking the role of the pretend play mode in mentalisation-focused psychoanalytic child therapy for adopted and foster children with attachment trauma: from a pre-mentalising mode to a developmental achievement and a milestone on the trajectory towards mentalisation [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyPretend play is considered to be of great importance in both normal and problematic child development. However, the developmental and therapeutic value of pretend play has perhaps been somewhat overshadowed by the classification of the pretend mode as a ...
Patrick Meurs +20 more
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Theory of Mind Deficit Is Associated with Pretend Play Performance, but Not Playfulness, in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder [PDF]
Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2016 Objective/Background: This study aimed to examine the relationships of theory of mind (ToM) to both pretend play and playfulness in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Ping-Chen Chan +4 more
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Pretend play as the space for development of self-regulation: cultural-historical perspective [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Self-regulated behavior is a prerequisite for learning and success in life. Considerable research confirms that mature forms of play support the development of self-regulation in the early years.
Milda Bredikyte, Agne Brandisauskiene
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Hospitalized Children: Anxiety, Coping Strategies, and Pretend Play [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2019 The aim of this paper was to assess strengths and fragilities in children aged 6 to 10 who suffered one or more hospitalizations. State and trait anxiety, coping abilities, and cognitive and affective functioning through play were assessed using a ...
Elisa Delvecchio +4 more
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