The influence of the number of toys in the environment on toddlers' play.

Autor:	Dauch C; The University of Toledo, Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program, 2801 W. Bancroft, MS 119, Toledo, OH 43606, United States., Imwalle M; The University of Toledo, Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program, 2801 W. Bancroft, MS 119, Toledo, OH 43606, United States., Ocasio B; The University of Toledo, Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program, 2801 W. Bancroft, MS 119, Toledo, OH 43606, United States., Metz AE; The University of Toledo, Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program, 2801 W. Bancroft, MS 119, Toledo, OH 43606, United States. Electronic address: alexia.metz@utoledo.edu.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Infant behavior & development [Infant Behav Dev] 2018 Feb; Vol. 50, pp. 78-87. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Nov 27.
DOI:	10.1016/j.infbeh.2017.11.005
Abstrakt:	We tested the hypothesis that an environment with fewer toys will lead to higher quality of play for toddlers. Each participant (n=36) engaged in supervised, individual free play sessions under two conditions: Four Toy and Sixteen Toy. With fewer toys, participants had fewer incidences of toy play, longer durations of toy play, and played with toys in a greater variety of ways (Z=-4.448, p<0.001, r=-0.524; Z=2.828, p=0.005, r=0.333; and Z=4.676, p<0.001, r=0.55, respectively). This suggests that when provided with fewer toys in the environment, toddlers engage in longer periods of play with a single toy, allowing better focus to explore and play more creatively. This can be offered as a recommendation in many natural environments to support children's development and promote healthy play. (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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