Four‐year‐old children's pretend play complexity during free play and story stem play and associations with maternal sensitivity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21391953 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Christine Stuart (0000-0003-3829-9995, Department of Psychology University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark, corresponding author), Camilla Overbye Roos (University of Copenhagen), Johanne Smith‐nielsen (0000-0003-3571-6335, Department of Psychology University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark), Ida Egmose (0000-0002-1157-6828, Department of Psychology University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark), Mette Skovgaard Væver (0000-0002-9675-3423, University of Copenhagen) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 644-651 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sjop.12920 |
| PMID | 37035921 |
| OpenAlex | W4362733471 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 42 |
Theory and research have linked pretend play in early childhood with the development of language and theory of mind. In 102 mother–child dyads at 4.5 years, we examined whether (1) introducing a story stem (a play narrative with socioemotional dilemmas) in a mother–child play context increases pretend play complexity compared with mother–child free play; and (2) maternal sensitivity is associated with pretend play complexity. Further, we explored whether the story stem increased child pretend play complexity more in dyads with mothers with low sensitivity compared with highly sensitive mothers. Sensitivity was coded using Coding Interactive Behavior and pretend play complexity with a global, integrated measure of the developmental level and quantity of play. Using generalized estimating equations, we found that pretend play complexity was positively associated with introducing a story stem and maternal sensitivity. Mixed methods ancova showed no significant interaction between play situation and maternal sensitivity. The findings stress the importance of maternal sensitivity and participation for play and how introducing a story stem may help promote child pretend play complexity
Context (archaeology) · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Maternal sensitivity · Narrative · Socioemotional selectivity theory · Child and Animal Learning Development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |