Shared Construction of Social Pretend Play Sequences at the Kindergarten

Abstract: Pretend play is usually defined as an activity wherein objects and actions (but also affective expression, at times) are separated from their original meanings. Its developmental appearance is set around the second year of life, and increases dramatically in duration, frequency and quality when play episodes start becoming more complex, both linguistically and interactionally reaching its peak in preschool years. To date, however, little attention has been paid to how social pretend play emerges and develops before the age of three. Our study aims to investigate early spontaneous pretend play interactions between children aged 19 to 28 months attending the same kindergarten. We used micro-analytical coding of video-recorded interactions to explore sequences of interaction where children coordinated their actions to engage in social pretend play with objects. Our analyses showed that co-constructed sequences appeared organised by a turn-alternation structure already at 19 months, an.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/12443

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Shared Construction of Social Pretend Play Sequences at the Kindergarten ; volume:20 ; number:2 ; day:29 ; month:05 ; year:2024
Europe's journal of psychology ; 20, Heft 2 (29.05.2024)

Creator
Fantasia, Valentina
Moncalli, Francesca
Bello, Arianna

DOI
10.5964/ejop.12443
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2411230415491.746449063537
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Moncalli, Francesca
  • Bello, Arianna

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