Aggression in Pretend Play and Aggressive Behavior in the Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Fehr, Karla K.; Russ, Sandra W.
Titel	Aggression in Pretend Play and Aggressive Behavior in the Classroom
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 24 (2013) 3, S.332-345 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
DOI	10.1080/10409289.2012.675549
Schlagwörter	Play; Aggression; Student Behavior; Imagination; Preschool Children; Prosocial Behavior; Affective Behavior; Gender Differences; Verbal Communication; Multiple Regression Analysis; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Preschool Language Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Research Findings: Pretend play is an essential part of child development and adjustment. However, parents, teachers, and researchers debate the function of aggression in pretend play. Different models of aggression predict that the expression of aggression in play could either increase or decrease actual aggressive behavior. The current study examined pretend play and classroom behavior in preschoolers. Children ("N" = 59) were administered a measure of pretend play, and teacher ratings of classroom behavior were obtained. Pretend play skills were positively associated with prosocial behavior in the classroom and negatively associated with physical aggression in the classroom. In particular, expression of oral aggression in play related to less physical aggression and more prosocial behavior in the classroom. Practice or Policy: These findings suggest that pretend play should be encouraged, as these skills relate to positive behaviors in the classroom. In addition, it was found that aggression in pretend play was not an indicator of actual aggressive behavior, as it related to positive behaviors in the classroom. Implications for parents and teachers are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10