Non-therapeutic play to overcome negative emotional symptoms and improve emotional intelligence in children aged 3–7: a systematic review

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16

Опубликована: Март 6, 2025

Play therapy is an effective approach to reduce emotional symptoms, stress and develop sphere in early childhood. But the organization of requires long-term specialized training a significant number sessions, making it inaccessible public institutions. This systematic review aims analyze potential mechanisms play outside therapeutic setting for overcoming regulation resilience preschool-aged children. Using PRISMA method, we selected 33 articles qualitative analysis from 9,639 published over past 5 years found through PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus. The effectiveness pretend play, with rules, digital outdoor addressing symptoms improving mental health was revealed. It shown that widely used improve intelligence its components, decrease anxiety, aggression, fear. In accordance cultural-historical approach, seven generalized blocks were identified enhance children’s well-being promote development. Pretend have greatest corrective developmental potential, due diverse involved. findings this may be plan future research educational practice kindergartens.

Язык: Английский

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Which play is better? Different play types and development of executive functions in early childhood

International Journal of Early Years Education, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 30(3), С. 560 - 576

Опубликована: Июнь 22, 2022

In this study we aimed to compare the contribution of each play type development different EFs components: shifting, working memory (visuospatial and auditory) inhibition (two aspects cognitive physical inhibition). Following a preliminary examination was intervention, which consisted 14 sessions for 20–30 min twice week. Participants (n = 199, 46.7% females), aged from 52 69 months (M 60.79; SD 4.10) were assigned one five experimental groups: three types role (free play; adult-directed child-directed play), digital games, games with rules (board games). All measured significantly increased following games' intervention. 'Games rules' 'Adult-directed play' intervention groups, significant changes registered in 5 (out 6) measures EFs. 'Free 'Child-directed play', found 4 Differential effect on components is discussed. These results demonstrate importance given differential types, those can be applied based children's needs.

Язык: Английский

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Toy Preferences among 3-to-4-Year-Old Children: The Impact of Socio-Demographic Factors and Developmental Characteristics

Psychology in Russia State of Art, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 16(2), С. 72 - 84

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

Today's common typologies and categories of children's toys are mainly decided by the manufacturers retailers products. Such categorizations not based on a theoretical understanding child development therefore cannot provide information about opportunities that for young.This study proposed three criteria categorizing cultural-historical approach: their degree realism; anthropomorphism; detail. These were chosen as result an analysis works carried out in framework approach.The tested through experiment measuring toy preferences. The participants 129 children ages 3-4 years. Experimental data confirmed most do prefer realistic detailed rather than those with fewer these properties. contribution socio-demographic factors individual developmental indicators to preference was also analyzed.The revealed among various factors, only child's gender number siblings family acted significant predictors None characteristics (nonverbal intelligence, executive functions, emotional understanding) found be particular toys.The assumption can assessed terms realism detail empirical support. results this may useful designing further research practical issue selection age

Язык: Английский

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Cultural Actions In The Play Of Preschool Children

Cultural-Historical Psychology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 19(1), С. 54 - 61

Опубликована: Апрель 26, 2023

<p>The article is devoted to the analysis of key mechanisms children's development in play &ndash; correlation cultural actions and conditions their formation that arise process play. A detailed concepts "situation" "normative situation" given. According L.S. Vygotsky, a special role children&rsquo;s assigned imaginary situation, which determines subjective nature activity, directs it semantic side due specifics situation. In other words, are created preschool childhood both for mastering normative action establishing an attitude action. This possible presence two spaces: culture space Within these spaces, artifacts themselves mastered various aspects objects generated. The relevance theoretical growing interest as means purposeful education children.</p>

Язык: Английский

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Dramatic Perezhivanie as a driver of executive functions development through role-play in early childhood: Theoretical framework and experimental evidence

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Ноя. 18, 2022

Role-play in early childhood is associated with development of executive functions (EFs), although study results remain inconsistent. Due to the complex nature role-play, underlying mechanisms these associations are not obvious. In this article, play viewed framework cultural-historical approach as a special social situation that can become if it dramatic perezhivanie child. study, we compared level EFs and behavior between two contexts: guided by an adult one less involvement. Play was analyzed based on five behavioral measures suggested be markers perezhivanie. Measures were taken before after experimental procedure. Results show might considered driver through role-play childhood. As well this, involvement into different patterns dynamics intervention. Future work investigate construct perezhivanie, microsocial development, micro-crisis explain variability association child development.

Язык: Английский

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The influence of pretend play on the cognitive and emotional development of children 3-4 years old

Perspectives of science and education, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 67(1), С. 456 - 469

Опубликована: Март 1, 2024

Introduction. Play is the leading activity of preschool age, and play with an imaginary situation (pretend play) considered as most significant type for children’s mental development, which allows this to be used in educational process a means teaching developing children. The purpose article was assess impact pretend on cognitive emotional development children 3-4 years old. We assumed that (1) can influence executive functions, imagination understanding emotions old, (2) different depending developmental mechanisms it contains more involved. Materials methods. To test hypotheses, training controlled experiment design developed. As experimental intervention series sessions adult were conducted. Before after intervention, level assessed. 39 aged took part sessions. video recorded later analysis. Results. data obtained analyzed two stages. First, results pre- post-test control groups compared. At second stage, analysis recordings carried out order child's ability stay context. Thus, same before participating (Student's paired t-test) Significant differences identified indicator “Understanding external causes emotions” Test Emotion Comprehension “Elaboration” imagination. Analysis variance hot self-regulation at time participation confirmed exposure factor affecting understand (F(1.36) = 3.87, p 0.030, n2 0.035). showed both playing conditions large extent involved and, expected, their there emphasis meanings human activity, relationship between characters feelings. conducted whole low effectiveness even active adult. Conclusion. age initial stage formation itself, such functions imagination, emotions. generally experimenter play. conclude when planning use purposes, important take into account individual zone proximal available child. This will allow what format adult’s interventions effective.

Язык: Английский

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Trends in the play of modern children and their connection with mental development: empirical study

Perspectives of science and education, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 67(1), С. 470 - 489

Опубликована: Март 1, 2024

Introduction. Role play is the leading activity of preschool period, in which key development takes place. However, specifics modern childhood leads to a decrease time for implementation free play. Therefore, search means support role an important task scientific community and education system. The purpose this study was identify current trends behavior preschoolers, as well relationship main indicators children's mental with attitudes their parents Materials methods. involved 596 children aged 5-6 years (from 23 51 years). Sociometric status, understanding emotions, executive functions nonverbal intelligence were considered children’s development. Data on parents' towards obtained using questionnaire containing three blocks questions: socio-economic block, questions about attitude Results discussion. results indicated relatively low level preschoolers: according observations parents, only every fifth child deeply immersed game plot, 15% do not seek at all. data that most consider it necessary allocate enough More than 40% "useless" activity, more 80% give priority cognitive activities, example, joint reading. At same time, significant links sociometric status group, ability understand visual working memory, flexibility, information processing speed recorded. Conclusion. can be used develop recommendations play, purposes analyze childhood.

Язык: Английский

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The Development of Executive Functions in Play Contexts

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

This chapter presents an experimental study of the development executive functions (EF) in young children play contexts by two groups researchers Australia and Russia. Both studies had a common purpose—to investigate EF specific contexts—the Playworlds first research project sociodramatic context second. projects took cultural-historical approach to psychological child as theoretical basis and, were based on vision nature their development. Despite approach, was considered more imbedded social practices, whereas second research, analysis built general analytic-genetical model (Veresov Subjectivity within approach: Theory, methodology research. Springer Singapore, pp. 61–83, 2019). In addition, focused process using concepts situation development, perezhivanie drama.

Язык: Английский

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Le concept de perezhivanie pour étudier la complexité des interactions entre l'enfant et l'environnement socioculturel

Revue internationale du CRIRES innover dans la tradition de Vygotsky, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 7(1), С. 11 - 23

Опубликована: Июнь 19, 2023

Interagir avec l’enfant dans son jeu de faire-semblant pour favoriser ses apprentissages et développement est une pratique enseignante complexe sensible (Wood, 2007). Elle suscite nombreux questionnements chez les enseignantes (Bouchard al., 2021; Pyle Alaca, 2018), dont celui conserver la perspective lors ces interactions (Clerc-Georgy 2021). Une manière originale faire émerger des pistes réponse à serait mobiliser un concept issu l’approche historico-culturelle, soit perezhivanie. Cet article théorique a objectif présenter perezhivanie le contexte écrits Vygotski d’exposer pertinence utilisation cadre recherche en éducation. Dans premiers écrits, (1994) donne sens phénoménologique se rapporte alors considération toute expérience vécue elle l’est entrelaçant affectif cognitif (Veresov, 2017). Avec l’avancement sa théorie circonscrit comme 2016). De cet angle vue, permet comprendre l’influence l’environnement sur processus (Vygotski, 1994). Bien qu’empreinte défis théoriques méthodologiques (Brennan, 2014), pertinent considérer recherches éducation, notamment l’éducation préscolaire, permettant, par exemple, d’étudier dynamique classe entre l’enseignante situation faire-semblant.

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The Playworld of adults and children: the experience of using the Lindqvist play technology in Russian kindergartens

Perspectives of science and education, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 66(6), С. 332 - 346

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

Introduction. The article describes the experience of using Playworlds in kindergartens Moscow. This technology is based on cultural-historical activity theory L.S. Vygotsky and consists joint interaction an adult a child within imaginary situation text literary work. In Playworld, reality imagination are closely connected with each other, which allows us to realize experiences characters new way, their feelings, also found real world children. require great involvement teacher, who needs be not only role moderator game, but play himself, involve aim study was organize meetings Moscow, tasks integrated into for development executive functions preschoolers. Materials methods. involved 60 children from Moscow aged 5-6 years, were divided experimental (a game Playworlds) control (without introduction key technological elements Playworlds). Before experiment, parents filled out written consent participate experiment videotape. Meetings held mini-groups 10 by two experimenters times week recorded video. Each meeting lasted about 20 minutes. Then video recordings analyzed «Play Matrix» reflective reports experimenters. Results. showed that actively retained roles they received. introduced (working memory, physical inhibition) activity. group, despite number meetings, almost did communicate chaotic. became means communication development. It took several unlock potential adapt children, more immersed Game world, time increased, its saturation roles. Conclusion. have been successfully applied preschool institutions Russia. They can allow developing children's itself, through this certain aspects child's psyche, including teacher

Язык: Английский

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