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Publication Date: 2013
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Rough and Tumble Play Quality: Theoretical Foundations for a New Measure of Father-Child Interaction
Fletcher, Richard; StGeorge, Jennifer; Freeman, Emily
Early Child Development and Care, v183 n6 p746-759 2013
Energetic, competitive, body-contact play (rough and tumble play (RTP)) is commonly observed among young children and is reported as an important feature of father-child relationships. Animal studies have demonstrated positive developmental effects of peer-peer play-wrestling, influencing cognitive and social outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the nature of RTP between father and child and its relationship to child development and to describe a theoretically informed measure of the quality of father-child RTP. (Contains 3 tables and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Fathers, Play, Parent Child Relationship, Child Development, Power Structure, Self Control, Attachment Behavior, Test Construction, Young Children, Emotional Development, Child Behavior, Correlation, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Hyperactivity, Peer Relationship, Prosocial Behavior, Regression (Statistics)
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Language: English
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