You Pretend, I Laugh: Associations Between Dyadic Pretend Play and Children's Display of Positive Emotions.

ABSTRACT: Background: Understanding how pretend play is related to positive emotions is important for supporting children's development and promoting their wellbeing. However, previous studies have mainly examined this association at individual levels and overlooked the potential links at interpersonal levels. This is an important knowledge gap because pretend play is commonly performed in social contexts. The current study investigates how peer pretend play is associated with children's display of positive emotions at both individual and dyadic levels. Methods: One hundred and eight Chinese children (M _age = 8.95 years, SD = 0.99, 51.9% girls) were observed playing in peer dyads with toys. An interaction of 10 min was coded for each child's pretend play behavi

SUBMITTER: Rao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8262317 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature