A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Pretend Play in U.S. and Italian Children

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7842906
AutoresDaphne Chessa (University of Padova, Padova, Italy, autor de correspondencia), Adriana Lis (0000-0003-4080-4137, University of Padova, Padova, Italy), Daniela Di Riso (0000-0002-3759-0441, University of Padova, Padova, Italy), Elisa Delvecchio (0000-0003-3519-5445, University of Padova, Padova, Italy), Claudia Mazzeschi (0000-0002-6861-2009, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy), Sandra W Ru, Sandra W Russ (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA), Jessica Dillon (0000-0002-2164-4476, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA), Jessica A Dillon (Case Western Reserve University)
Año2013
Volumen44
Número4
Páginas640-656
Fecha de publicación2013-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0022022112461853
OpenAlexW2161614407
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas45

Pretend play reflects cognitive, representational, and affective expression abilities in children. Cross-cultural studies stress the importance of culture-specific practices involved in shaping the context for play. Differences in the cultural environment and the parental care-giving system could influence children’s pretend play activities. There is a need for cross-cultural comparisons of play that use the same standardized measure of play. The current study was a cross-cultural comparison of two samples of American and Italian children 6 to 8 years old. All children were administered the Affect in Play Scale. As hypothesized, Italian children had significantly more types of affect expression in play than children in the United States, showing a medium effect size. Children in the United States had more imagination in their play, although with a small effect size. Implications of these findings are discussed

Affect (linguistics · Cognition · Context (archaeology · Cross-cultural · Cross-cultural studies · Cultural diversity · Cultural group selection · Cultural Influence · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Expression (computer science · Geography · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Anthropology · Child and Animal Learning Development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Communication · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology