Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2023.2209235
A. Long
ABSTRACT Charmaz, K. (2014). Constructing grounded theory (2nd ed.). SAGE. (p. 344) suggests that ‘a reflexive stance informs how the researcher conducts his or her research, relates to the research participants and represents them in written reports’. As playworkers, we position ourselves outside of children’s play, as observers looking in, often, though not always, trying to make sense of what we observe. How we interpret children’s play, our interventions and those of our peers and colleagues, is influenced by our own lived experiences, our biographies and the history we bring to the play setting. This article explores the place of reflexivity in playwork and proposes that when researching children’s play from a playwork perspective a Constructivist Grounded Theory approach responds to some of the unique characteristics of playwork and the ambiguity of children’s play.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2023.2209240
R. Heshmati, Khalil Esmailpour, Rasoul Hajsaghati, Fereshteh Azizi Barenji
ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effect of child-centered play therapy (CCPT) on the symptoms of ODD in preschool children. In this quasi-experimental study, using a randomized pretest, posttest, follow-up (RPPF) design with a control group, 24 children in the age range of 5-7 years were selected based on the cut off point of CSI-4 and were randomly assigned into two equal groups of experimental and control (n = 12 each). The experimental group underwent CCPT intervention for 12 weeks, while the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed using the repeated measures ANOVA. The results showed a significant difference between the intervention and control groups in the symptoms of ODD (P < 0.05), so that CCPT intervention could reduce the symptoms of ODD in preschool children. Comparison of the scores of the evaluation stages showed that the symptoms were continuously decreasing in the experimental group in the 6-month follow-up. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that CCPT is an effective method to reduce the symptoms of ODD in preschool children. Therefore, it is recommended that this method be used for preschool children with ODD in educational institutions and psychological clinics.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2023.2209243
Annescia Rollins
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2023.2209245
Ceri Westcott
ABSTRACT There is a considerable body of literature exploring both domestic abuse and play, yet only minimal research linking these factors. This study set out to investigate how experiencing domestic abuse affects play between mothers and children and what might be the implications of this for practitioners. In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted via videoconference with three cisgender white-British mothers aged 45–50 with children who had grown up in households where there was domestic abuse. Data were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. All the mothers valued play but in the context of domestic abuse play and playfulness were inhibited. The research suggests that it is useful for practitioners to think of domestic abuse as a cause of play deprivation and that for clients who have experienced domestic abuse there may be value in taking work into the outdoors. The research also suggested the potential for using a play history as an assessment tool. Follow-up studies to gather children’s perspectives would be useful.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2023.2202456
J. Gardner
Her dad’s unusual ability to keep playing like a child, as well as his choice to resist adults’ rules, made him a memorable playmate. AsWalls andher siblings grewolder, her parents’ refusal to accept rules andboundariesmade daily life very difficult. After strenuous effort, the children broken away from their parents and started lives of their own within more conventional boundaries. One spring day in New York City, while on her way to a party in a taxi,Walls saw her mother pulling trash out of a dumpster. Feeling embarrassed and sad, she asked the taxi driver to take her home to Park Avenue. Later, when she told her mother how uncomfortable she felt, her mother said, ‘Your father and I are who we are. Accept it’ (5). She also said that her daughter should tell the truth. Walls takes her mother’s advice and tells the truth about her family’s challenges and joys. She thanks her mother for believing in art and truth and her father for dreaming big dreams. Although she does not thank her parents for letting her play as freely as she wanted to, it is clear that this freedom was crucial. After playing with fire, creating ‘nuclear fuel,’ and fighting lettuce wars, she felt strong enough to handle whatever else might come up. Like Brian Sutton-Smith, she remembered her wild childhood play and made it part of her work. Her father, both a play companion and a giver of stars, gave her a kind of inspiration that is good to keep in mind as our new year moves forward.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2023.2202980
Laura Walsh
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2023.2209241
Laura House, T. Brown, Mong-lin Yu
ABSTRACT Playfulness is a key element in determining the play quality of children and interoceptive awareness (IA) has the potential to influence a range of elements of children’s play. IA refers to a person’s conscious perception of his/her internal bodily processes. This study investigated the association between school-age children’s perceptions of their IA and aspects of their playfulness. Thirty typically developing children aged between eight and 12 years completed the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness-Youth (MAIA-y), Child Self-Report Playfulness (CSRP) scale and the Children’s Perception of Their Play (CPTP) scale. Data were analysed using Spearman rho correlations and linear regressions with bootstrapping. The MAIA-y Self-Regulation subscale was predictive of the CSRP total scale score, accounting for 9.3% of its variance (p < 0.05). The MAIA-y Not-Distracting subscale was a significant predictor of the CPTP Social Play subscale, accounting for 18.1% of its variance (p = .011). The MAIA-y Emotional Awareness subscale was found to be a significant predictor of the CPTP Free Time subscale, accounting for 15.4% of its variance (p = .018). These findings provide some preliminary evidence about the relationship between school-age children’s perceptions of their playfulness and interoceptive awareness. This provides valuable insights for therapists, educators and health professionals working with children.
可玩性是决定儿童游戏质量的关键因素，而内感受性意识(IA)有可能影响儿童游戏的一系列要素。IA指的是一个人对他/她身体内部过程的有意识感知。这项研究调查了学龄儿童对他们的IA和他们的玩耍方面的看法之间的关系。30名8 - 12岁的正常发育儿童完成了青少年内感受意识多维度评估(MAIA-y)、儿童自述游戏性(CSRP)量表和儿童游戏感知(CPTP)量表。数据分析采用Spearman rho相关和带自举的线性回归。MAIA-y自我调节子量表对CSRP总量表得分具有预测作用，占其方差的9.3% (p < 0.05)。MAIA-y not - distraction子量表是CPTP Social Play子量表的重要预测因子，占其方差的18.1% (p = 0.011)。MAIA-y情绪意识子量表是CPTP自由时间子量表的显著预测因子，占其方差的15.4% (p = 0.018)。这些发现为学龄儿童对自己的游戏性感知与内感受意识之间的关系提供了一些初步的证据。这为从事儿童工作的治疗师、教育工作者和卫生专业人员提供了宝贵的见解。
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2023.2209237
D. D. Fajardo-Tovar, Kelsey M. Graber, Sabilah Eboo Alwani, N. Kirby, L. Oxley, Sara Baker, P. Ramchandani
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic presented widespread disruption to our day-to-day lives and our ongoing and planned research projects at the PEDAL Centre. As the situation unfolded, it was necessary to rapidly adapt our projects to ensure continuity of work and delivery of outcomes. These adaptations were initially quick-thinking responses to huge challenges; however, upon reflection, it became clear that important lessons would be learned from these experiences. This paper uses the 6Cs framework (Golinkoff & Hirsh-Pasek, 2016) to describe what we retrospectively learned from adjusting our research programmes to the unprecedented COVID-19 circumstances. We illustrate how a ‘playful’ mindset and its characteristics were key to overcoming the challenges faced. Furthermore, we provide insights that can be considered as we move forward after the pandemic.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2022.2152533
Karen M. Davis, Adam M. Partin, Cary M. Springer, G. Burghardt
ABSTRACT Studies exploring the development of object play of wolf pups are lacking. Comparisons of wolves vs. dogs can aid in teasing out the influences of domestication on any differences uncovered between wolves and various dog breeds. We investigated the development of object play from 2 to 9 weeks of age (14–63 days) in 2 litters of hand-reared wolf pups (Canis lupus). Both litters of pups were video-recorded in their home enclosures at week and mid-week timepoints. Each litter was given a separate set of the same five commercial dog (Canis lupus familiaris) toys with differing sensory and functional qualities. The first 10 min of activity from each session were analyzed using the Noldus Observer XT program and a previously developed ethogram of object related behaviors. The results were analyzed using repeated measures LMMs. Percent of time spent playing with toys, behavioral counts and behavioral diversity all increased significantly with age for wolf pups, and they were generally developmentally ahead of dog puppies. Wolves, like dogs, had preferences for some toys. These findings expand our grasp of infant wolf behavior, the comparative development of object play in canines, and provide a model for the study of domestication on play behavior.
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