"This Is a Pit of Fire": Associations of Play Materials with Children's Creativity during Play and Internal State Language

Autor/inn/en	Howe, Nina; Tavassoli, Nasim; Leach, Jamie; Farhat, Fadwa; Dehart, Ganie
Titel	"This Is a Pit of Fire": Associations of Play Materials with Children's Creativity during Play and Internal State Language
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 36 (2022) 1, S.64-77 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Howe, Nina) ORCID (Tavassoli, Nasim) ORCID (Leach, Jamie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-8543
DOI	10.1080/02568543.2020.1838673
Schlagwörter	Play; Toys; Creativity; Young Children; Vignettes; Language Usage; Interpersonal Communication; Instructional Materials; Manipulative Materials; Correlation; Sibling Relationship; Peer Relationship; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Toy; Spielzeug; Kreativität; Frühe Kindheit; Sprachgebrauch; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Hilfsmittel; Korrelation; Sibling relations; Geschwisterbeziehung; Peer-Beziehungen
Abstract	This study investigated how specific characteristics of multipiece, miniature, realistic play props (thematically open-ended village set versus thematically closed-ended train set) designed to enhance children's pretense influenced their scenario creativity, object transformations, and the frequency and use of specific internal-state language. The sample consisted of 7-year-olds (n = 52) focal children playing with a sibling and a friend and focused on associations of play scenarios (i.e., set-up/organization, expected scenarios, creative scenarios), object use (i.e., set-up/organization, expected use, creative use, and no object), and internal-state language (i.e., references to cognitions, goals, emotions, preferences). Children engaged in more expected scenarios and object use with the closed-ended train set than with the open-ended village set. Play set differentially impacted the use of internal-state language: More references to goals were evident during train play, whereas a trend indicated that children employed more references to cognitions with the village. The pattern of findings indicates that children's play communications may be associated with specific types of play props; thus, different play props may enhance pretense in different ways. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01