MOTHER-CHILD AND FATHER-CHILD PLAY INTERACTION: THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENTAL PLAYFULNESS AS A MODERATOR OF THE LINKS BETWEEN PARENTAL BEHAVIOR AND CHILD NEGATIVITY.
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DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21678
Abstract: Based on the premise that father-child play is an important context for children's development and that fathers "specialize" in play, similarities and differences in the role of playfulness in the father-child and mother-child relationship were… read more here.
Keywords: child; child play; child negativity; father child ... See more keywords
Depression and playfulness in fathers and young infants: A matched design comparison study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.12.107
Abstract: Background Depression in fathers in the postnatal period is associated with an increased risk of some adverse child developmental outcomes. One possible mechanism for the familial transmission of risk is through the negative effects of… read more here.
Keywords: comparison study; matched design; depression; depressed fathers ... See more keywords
A new structural model for the study of adult playfulness: Assessment and exploration of an understudied individual differences variable
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.12.011
Abstract: Abstract Adult playfulness is an understudied personality trait. A new 28-item questionnaire (the OLIW) is proposed that assesses four basic components; namely, Other-directed, Lighthearted, Intellectual, and Whimsical playfulness. Study 1 provides support for the factorial… read more here.
Keywords: adult playfulness; individual differences; study; expected range ... See more keywords
Beyond translingual playfulness: Translingual precarity
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DOI: 10.1017/s0047404524000708
Abstract: Abstract Translingual knowledge allows sociolinguists to appreciate more ‘playful’ negotiation and the assemblages of linguistic, cultural, and semiotic resources for meaning-making. Yet, this very idea of ‘translingual playfulness’ should never lose sight of the subversive… read more here.
Keywords: playfulness; beyond translingual; playfulness translingual; precarity ... See more keywords
A network model for human playfulness during war
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-02634-3
Abstract: This novel study investigates adult playfulness during recent wartime in the Middle East using the OLIW model of playfulness and the concept of fantastic reality ability to utilize imagination in response to stress and trauma.… read more here.
Keywords: war; playfulness; network model; network ... See more keywords
Playfulness in Chinese preschoolers: the role of self- and other-oriented empathy and gender
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DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2024.2321978
Abstract: ABSTRACT The self-oriented and other-oriented empathy dimensions may have different relationships with playfulness. However, a scarcity of research exists on the association between empathy and playfulness. The present research contained two studies. Parents of 386… read more here.
Keywords: playfulness; empathy playfulness; gender; oriented empathy ... See more keywords
Play and playfulness in psychiatry: a selective review
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DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2017.1383341
Abstract: ABSTRACT It has widely been accepted that play has a major role in the process of human development, particularly during childhood. Not surprisingly, play research and research into playfulness (i.e. the ability ‘to transform virtually… read more here.
Keywords: research; individual differences; play; psychiatry ... See more keywords
Play like me: Similarity in playfulness promotes social play
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224282
Abstract: Social play is associated with the experience of positive emotions in higher vertebrates and may be used as a measure of animal welfare. Altering motivation to play (e.g., through short-term social isolation) can temporarily affect… read more here.
Keywords: social play; play levels; age; play ... See more keywords
Prediction Of Playfulness By Pretend Play, Severity Of Autism Behaviors, And Verbal Comprehension In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s223681
Abstract: Background Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often exhibit deficits in pretend play and have less playfulness. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between pretend play and playfulness in children with… read more here.
Keywords: playfulness; autism spectrum; play; children autism ... See more keywords
Proactive health interventions in the workplace: The role of spatial playfulness in promoting mental health.
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DOI: 10.3233/wor-220486
Abstract: BACKGROUND The high prevalence of mental illnesses has a serious impact on productive life and there is an urgent need to intervene using a variety of active and effective measures. OBJECTIVE The concept of playfulness… read more here.
Keywords: health; health interventions; space; mental health ... See more keywords
How does playfulness (re)frame the world? Evidence for selective cognitive and behavioral redirecting in times of adversity
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1462980
Abstract: Introduction Do playful people perceive, approach, and respond to their environment and life events differently than less playful individuals? While playfulness has been theorized to affect how individuals frame or reframe situations, this widely accepted… read more here.
Keywords: playfulness; frame world; cognitive behavioral; playfulness frame ... See more keywords