Mothers' and Fathers' Attitudes Regarding Pretend Play in the Context of Imaginary Companions and of Child Gender

Autor/in	Gleason, Tracy R.
Titel	Mothers' and Fathers' Attitudes Regarding Pretend Play in the Context of Imaginary Companions and of Child Gender
Quelle	In: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 51 (2005) 4, S.412-436 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-930X
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Fathers; Play; Parent Attitudes; Gender Differences; Imagination; Fantasy; Sex Role; Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Spiel; Elternverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Fantasie; Geschlechterrolle; Child; Kind; Kinder
Abstract	Mothers' and fathers' beliefs and attitudes regarding pretend play were examined as a function of whether their children had imaginary companions and their children's gender. Parents (73 mothers, 40 fathers) were surveyed about their children's pretend play, their attitudes toward pretense, and the environments they provided for their children's pretense. Results revealed that parents of children with and without imaginary companions saw their children's play similarly. Girls were rated as engaging in more pretend play than boys, and mothers perceived pretend play more positively than fathers did. Results are discussed in terms of the relation between individual differences in children and parents' attitudes and in terms of the relation between parents' beliefs about pretend play and their gender roles. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10