Child's Play: Examining the Association Between Time Spent Playing and Child Mental Health.
Anxiety
Child mental health
Internalising problems
Play
Journal
Child psychiatry and human development
ISSN: 1573-3327
Titre abrégé: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 1275332
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2023
12 2023
Historique:
accepted:
11
04
2022
medline:
23
10
2023
pubmed:
14
5
2022
entrez:
13
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
It is theorised that adventurous play offers learning opportunities that help to prevent mental health problems in children. In this study, data from two samples is used to examine associations between the time that children aged 5-11 years spent playing adventurously and their mental health. For comparison, time spent playing unadventurously and time spent playing outdoors are also examined. Study 1 includes a sample of 417 parents, Study 2 includes data from a nationally representative sample of 1919 parents. Small, significant associations between adventurous play and internalising problems, as well as positive affect during the first UK-wide Covid-19 lockdown, were found; children who spend more time playing adventurously had fewer internalising problems and more positive affect during the Covid-19 lockdown. Study 2 showed that these associations were stronger for children from lower income families than for children from higher income families. The results align with theoretical hypotheses about adventurous play.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35562504
doi: 10.1007/s10578-022-01363-2
pii: 10.1007/s10578-022-01363-2
pmc: PMC9106508
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1678-1686Subventions
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/S017909/1
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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