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Title: Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess
Authors: Veiga, Guida
de Leng, Wendy
Cachucho, Ricardo
Ketelaar, Lizet
Kok, Joost N.
Knobbe, Arno
Neto, Carlos
Rieffe, Carolien
Keywords: free play
peer interactions
preschool
observation
radio frequency identification
Issue Date: Jan-2016
Publisher: Infant and Child Development
Citation: Veiga, G., de Leng, W., Cachucho, R., Ketelaar, L., Kok, J. N., Knobbe, A., Neto, C., & Rieffe, C. (2016). Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess. Infant and Child Development. doi: 10.1002/icd.1957
Abstract: Social interactions at the playground have been represented as a rich learning opportunity to hone and master social skills at pre- school years. Specifically, all forms of social play (fantasy, role, ex- ercise or rough-and-tumble) have been related to children’s social competence. The main goal of this study was to examine whether it is a certain kind of social play which facilitates the development of social competence, or if it is just the opportunity for interacting during recess that provides children with an optimal environment for social learning. A total of 73 preschoolers (4–6 years old) were videotaped at the school’s playground. Teachers provided assess- ments of children’s social competence. Children’s interactions at the playground were assessed through an innovative measuring method, based on radio-frequency identification devices. The results showed a positive association between exercise play and children’s social competence. In contrast with the literature, both forms of pretend play, fantasy and role play were unrelated to children’s social competence. Smaller peer groups and longer interactions also demonstrated a positive association with these preschoolers’ social competence. The study shows the importance of outdoor physical play for preschoolers’ social success. More- over, the study suggests that the environment in which children play has an important effect on the adaptive nature of their play.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/19302
Type: article
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