Cycling on abandoned Second World War airfields and Jugando a Las Escondidas en el Parque: examining play memories from adults growing up around the world
| Autor: | Julie Nicholson, Priya Mariana Shimpi, Maja Jevgjovikj, Jean Kurnik, Veronica Ufoegbune |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Semi-structured interview
Favourite Social Psychology Context effect media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences World War II Pediatrics Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Feeling 030225 pediatrics Developmental and Educational Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Neuroscience research Sociocultural evolution Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Early Child Development and Care. 186:895-914 |
| ISSN: | 1476-8275 0300-4430 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03004430.2015.1068767 |
| Popis: | This study examined play memories from adults who grew up in a wide range of international contexts. Surveys and semi-structured interviews asking adults to recollect play memories were completed with 135 adults (100 Females, 35 Males) who grew up in 21 countries. Play memories were analysed to identify adults’ favourite types of childhood play, barriers preventing their play, beliefs about the impact of their childhood play across their lifespan, the emotions associated with recollecting their play, and the similarities and variations represented across the adults’ play memories. Pretend play, play in nature, and risk-taking were prevalent themes, however, the data reflect how variation in sociocultural and historical contexts strongly influenced children's play experiences. The majority of participants associated play memories with positive feelings and reported lifelong benefits of early play experiences. The literature on sociocultural variations in children's play and neuroscience research on memorie... |
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