Greek preschool children's playful behaviour: assessment and correlation with personal and family characteristics

References

• Barnett, L. A. (1990). Playfulness: Definition, design, and measurement. Play & Culture, 3, 319–336.
   Google Scholar
• Barnett, L. A. (1991a). The playful child: Measurement of disposition to play. Play & Culture, 4, 51–74.
   Google Scholar
• Barnett, L. (1991b). Characterizing playfulness: Correlates with individual attributes and personality traits. Play & Culture, 4, 371–393.
   Google Scholar
• Barnett, L. A. (1998). The adaptive powers of being playful. In Duncan M. C., Chick G., Aycock A. (Eds.), Play and culture studies: Diversions and divergences in fields of play, (pp. 97–119). Greenwich, CT: Ablex Publishing.
   Google Scholar
• Barnett, L. A. (2007). The nature of playfulness in young adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 43(4), 949–958. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.02.018
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Berk, L. (2001). Child development (5th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
   Google Scholar
• Bredekamp, S., Copple, C. (Eds). (1998). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs, revised, Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
   Google Scholar
• Bundy, A. (1997). Play and playfulness: What to look for. In Parham L. D., Fazio L. S. (Eds.), Play in occupational therapy for children, (pp. 52–66). St Louis, MO: Mosby.
   Google Scholar
• Bundy, A. C., Nelson, L., Metzger, M., Bingaman, K. (2001). Reliability and validity of a test of playfulness. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 21, 276–292.
   Google Scholar
• Cooper, R. J. (2000). The impact of child abuse on children's play: A conceptual model. Occupational Therapy International, 7, 259–276. doi: 10.1002/oti.127
   Google Scholar
• Cornelli Sanderson, R. (2010). Towards a new measure of playfulness: The capacity to fully and freely engage in play (PhD dissertation, Paper 232). Chicago, IL: Loyola University Chicago. Retrieved September 5, 2012, from http://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/232
   Google Scholar
• Fisher, K. R., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R. M., Gryfe, S. G. (2008). Conceptual split? Parents’ and experts’ perceptions of play in the 21st century. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29, 305–316. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.04.006
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fung, C. K.H., Cheng, D. P.W. (2012). Consensus or dissensus? Stakeholders’ views on the role of play in learning. Early Years, 32(1), 17–33. doi: 10.1080/09575146.2011.599794
   Google Scholar
• Howard, J., Jenvey, V., Hill, C. (2006). Children's categorisation of play and learning based on social context. Early Child Development and Care, 176(3–4), 379–393. doi: 10.1080/03004430500063804
   Google Scholar
• Izumi-Taylor, S., Rogers, C. S., Kaiser, J. (1999). A comparison of playfulness among American and Japanese preschoolers. In Reifel S. (Ed.), Play and culture studies: Vol. 2. Play contexts revisited, (pp. 143–150). Stamford, CT: Ablex Publishing.
   Google Scholar
• Izumi-Taylor, S., Pramling Samuelsson, I., Rogers, C. S. (2010). Perspectives of play in three nations: A comparative study in Japan, the United States, and Sweden. Early Childhood Research and Practice, 12(1), Retrieved September 30, 2012, from http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v12n1/izumi.html
   Google Scholar
• Jenkinson, S. (2001). The genius of play. Gloucestershire: Hawthorne Press.
   Google Scholar
• Katz, L. (1993). Dispositions as educational goals (EDO PS 93 10, ERIC Digest). Urbana, IL: ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education.
   Google Scholar
• Lester, S., & Russell, W. (2010). Children's right to play: An examination of the importance of play in the lives of children worldwide (Working Paper No. 57). The Hague, The Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation.
   Google Scholar
• Lieberman, J. N. (1965). Playfulness and divergent thinking: An investigation of their relationship at the kindergarten level. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 107, 29–224. doi: 10.1080/00221325.1965.10533661
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lieberman, J. N. (1966). Playfulness: An attempt to conceptualise a quality of play and of true player. Psychological Reports, 19, 1978 doi: 10.2466/pr0.1966.19.3f.1278
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lieberman, J. N. (1977). Playfulness: Its relationship to imagination and creativity. New York, NY: Academic Press.
   Google Scholar
• Lindquist, G. (2001). Elusive play and its relation to power. Focaal – European Journal of Anthropology, 37, 13–23.
   Google Scholar
• McGhee, P. E. (1979). Humor: Its origin and development. San Francisco, CA: Freeman.
   Google Scholar
• Meador, K. S. (1992). Emerging rainbows: A review of the literature on creativity in preschoolers. Journal for the education of the gifted, 15, 163–181.
   Google Scholar
• Moran, G. S. (1987). Some functions of play and playfulness: A developmental perspective. Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 42, 11–29.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Morrison, C. D., Bundy, A. C., Fisher, A. G. (1991). The contribution of motor skills and playfulness to the play performance of preschoolers. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 45, 687–694. doi: 10.5014/ajot.45.8.687
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rentzou, K. (2011). Evaluating the quality of care and education provided by preschool centres. An approach by researcher's, educators’ and parents’ perspectives (Unpublished PhD dissertation). University of Ioannina, Ioannina, IOA (in Greek).
   Google Scholar
• Rigby, P. (2007). Stability of playfulness across environmental settings: A pilot study. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 27, 27–43.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Rogers, C. S., Impara, J. C., Frary, R. B., Harris, T., Meeks, A., Semanic-Lauth, S., Reynolds, M. (1998). Measuring playfulness: Development of the child behavior inventory of playfulness. In Duncan M., Chick G., Aycock A. (Eds.), Play and cultural studies, (pp. 121–135). Greenwhich, CT: Ablex Publishing.4
   Google Scholar
• Saunders, I., Sayer, M., Goodale, A. (1999). The relationship between playfulness and coping in preschool children: A pilot study. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 53(2), 221–226. doi: 10.5014/ajot.53.2.221
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Singer, J. L., Singer, D. G., Sherrod, L. R. (1980). A factory analytic study of preschoolers’ play behavior. Academic Psychology Bulletin, 2(2), 143–156.
   Google Scholar
• Trevlas, E., Grammatikopoulos, V., Tsigilis, N., Zachopoulou, E. (2003). Evaluating playfulness: Construct validity of the children's playfulness scale. Early Childhood Education Journal, 31(1), 33–39. doi: 10.1023/A:1025132701759
   Google Scholar
• Trevlas, E., Matsouka, O., Zachopoulou, E. (2003). Relationship between playfulness and motor creativity in preschool children. Early Child Development and Care, 173(5), 535–543. doi: 10.1080/0300443032000070482
   Google Scholar
• Wolery, M. (2005). DEC Recommended practices: Child-focused practices. In Sandall S., Hemmeter M. L., Smith B. J., McLean M. E. (Eds.), DEC Recommended practices a comprehensive guide for practical application in early intervention childhood special education, (pp. 71–106). Missoula, MT: Division for Early Childhood.
   Google Scholar
• Youell, B. (2008). The importance of play and playfulness. European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling, 10(2), 121–129. doi: 10.1080/13642530802076193
   Google Scholar
• Zachopoulou, E. (2002). Preliminary study of construct validity for the playfulness assessment scale in preschool children. Physical Activity & Quality of Life, 3, 30–36.
   Google Scholar
• Zachopoulou, E. (2003). Preliminary study of construct validity for the playfulness assessment scale in preschool children. Inquiries in Sport & Physical Education, 1(1), 1–7. (in Greek)
   Google Scholar
• Zachopoulou, E., Trevlas, E., Tsikriki, G. (2004). Perceptions of gender differences in playful behavior among kindergarten children. European Early Childhood Education Journal, 12(1), 43–53. doi: 10.1080/13502930485209301
   Google Scholar