The quality of social pretend play may have a positive impact on children's development. This study investigated to what degree this quality is a characteristic of a child versus a function of the play partner or the specific pairing of two children. For this purpose, preschool children's general pretend play quality (actor effect), their general influence on their play partner's pretend play quality (partner effect) and the role of the specific constellation between two children (relationship effect) were examined in a dyadic setting. Potential associations of the effects with children's age, gender, social cognitive and social competencies, as well as the dyadic composition of these variables and their friendship were examined. Children c...
As one of the most advanced play forms in childhood, pretend play often demonstrates positive associ...
Training studies have shown the positive effects of play tutoring on children’s social skills. This ...
Background: Understanding how pretend play is related to positive emotions is important for supporti...
The quality of social pretend play may have a positive impact on children's development. This study ...
The quality of social pretend play may have a positive impact on children's development. This study ...
Pretend play with peers is purportedly an important driver of social development in the preschool pe...
Pretend play may be beneficial for young children’s social development. However, empirical results t...
Background and aims: The aims of this study were to investigate the relationship between pretend pla...
Background: Understanding how pretend play is related to positive emotions is important for supporti...
Playing with peers is one of the most important contexts for the acquisition of social competencies...
This study investigated associations between family and peer experience and individual differences i...
Background and Aims: Play is the primary means through which children develop skills and socially in...
Connections were examined between parent-child pretense and physical play and children’s (median age...
Study based on observations of the play of 4- and 6-year-old girls, paired alternately with a friend...
Social pretend play may have a positive impact on children’s social development because it involves ...
As one of the most advanced play forms in childhood, pretend play often demonstrates positive associ...
Training studies have shown the positive effects of play tutoring on children’s social skills. This ...
Background: Understanding how pretend play is related to positive emotions is important for supporti...
The quality of social pretend play may have a positive impact on children's development. This study ...
The quality of social pretend play may have a positive impact on children's development. This study ...
Pretend play with peers is purportedly an important driver of social development in the preschool pe...
Pretend play may be beneficial for young children’s social development. However, empirical results t...
Background and aims: The aims of this study were to investigate the relationship between pretend pla...
Background: Understanding how pretend play is related to positive emotions is important for supporti...
Playing with peers is one of the most important contexts for the acquisition of social competencies...
This study investigated associations between family and peer experience and individual differences i...
Background and Aims: Play is the primary means through which children develop skills and socially in...
Connections were examined between parent-child pretense and physical play and children’s (median age...
Study based on observations of the play of 4- and 6-year-old girls, paired alternately with a friend...
Social pretend play may have a positive impact on children’s social development because it involves ...
As one of the most advanced play forms in childhood, pretend play often demonstrates positive associ...
Training studies have shown the positive effects of play tutoring on children’s social skills. This ...
Background: Understanding how pretend play is related to positive emotions is important for supporti...