LATEST PSYCHOLOGY

Abstract Pretend play with peers is purportedly an important driver of social development in the preschool period, however, fundamental questions regarding the features of children’s pretend play with a peer, and the effect of the dyad for pretend play, have been overlooked. The current study undertook detailed behavioral coding of social pretend play in 134 pairs of 5‐year‐old children (54% boys) in order to address three main aims: (i) describe the duration and proportion of children...

from All BPS Articles https://ift.tt/33NRV6V