Dissertation
The Relationship Between Children's Free Play Activities and Executive Function
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000005162
Abstract
The link between play and Executive Function is a generally accepted relationship. However, beyond this general agreement, little is definitively known regarding the mechanisms by which play seems to influence this important ability. The field of play research has several entrenched problematic patterns which have hampered the understanding of this relationship. This paper attempts to define and describe common problems in the field of play research and demonstrates a new paradigm for observing and categorizing play behaviours in children using Exploratory Factor Analysis. The resulting groups of play behaviours, or play profiles, are utilized to demonstrate that this is an effective way to explore relationships between play behaviours, EF related behaviours, and changes in EF performance.
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- Title
- The Relationship Between Children's Free Play Activities and Executive Function
- Creators
- Daniel J Bayly
- Contributors
- Phyllis Erdman (Advisor)Sammy Perone (Committee Member)Masha A Gartstein (Committee Member)Sergio Pellis (Committee Member)Don McMahon (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Graduate School
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 132
- Identifiers
- 99901019535201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation