Changes in Social Pretend Play as Toddlers Form Relationships With Peers

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly-Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI:10.1353/mpq.2022.a905091

Zhangjing Luo, A. Lahat, M. Perlman, Nina Howe, H. Recchia, W. Bukowski, H. Ross

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Abstract:We examined the evolution of social pretend play in toddlers and tested whether children’s age, gender, and language abilities were associated with changes in social pretend play over time. We employed a unique observational data set that followed 28 children (Mage = 27 months old; 57% boys) with each of two unfamiliar peers over 18 playdates per dyad. Cross-classified multilevel models revealed a quadratic change in the number of successful initiations in toddlers’ social pretend play over time with a more pronounced curve for older toddlers. Boys’ failed initiations increased linearly over time, whereas girls’ failed initiations remained stable. The length of social pretend play did not change significantly over time. Children’s age and language abilities were positively associated with successful initiations, failed initiations, and length of social pretend play. Very young children engage in social pretend play and the nature of this play evolves as they get to know one another and form relationships.

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幼儿与同伴建立关系时社交假装游戏的变化

摘要：我们研究了幼儿社交假装游戏的演变，并测试了儿童的年龄、性别和语言能力是否与社交假装游戏随时间的变化有关。我们采用了一个独特的观察数据集，对28名儿童（Mage=27个月大；57%为男孩）和两个不熟悉的同龄人进行了跟踪调查，每个二人组有18次游戏约会。交叉分类的多水平模型显示，随着时间的推移，幼儿社交假装游戏的成功启动次数呈二次型变化，年龄较大的幼儿曲线更为明显。随着时间的推移，男孩的失败启蒙呈线性增加，而女孩的失败启蒙保持稳定。社交假装游戏的长度并没有随着时间的推移而发生显著变化。儿童的年龄和语言能力与成功的启蒙、失败的启蒙和社交假装游戏的长度呈正相关。非常小的孩子参与社交假装游戏，这种游戏的性质随着他们相互了解和建立关系而演变。

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期刊介绍： This internationally acclaimed periodical features empirical and theoretical papers on child development and family-child relationships. A high-quality resource for researchers, writers, teachers, and practitioners, the journal contains up-to-date information on advances in developmental research on infants, children, adolescents, and families; summaries and integrations of research; commentaries by experts; and reviews of important new books in development.