Studies measuring solitary pretend play amount yield lower correlations with social competence than studies measuring social pretend play amount¶
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q3 i0 Within amount-focused studies, solitary pretend play amount yielded lower correlations with social competence than social pretend play amount (g = −0.180). → Smits-van der Nat 2024
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Smits-van der Nat 2024¶
Smits-van der Nat, M., van der Wilt, F., Meeter, M., & van der Veen, C. (2024). The Value of Pretend Play for Social Competence in Early Childhood: A Meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09884-z
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Follow-up meta-regression within the amount-focused studies only (kstudies = 8, kES = 67), testing whether solitary or social pretend play amount drives the amount–quality difference. The article reports the solitary-amount contrast with g = −0.180, p < 0.05.
"This follow-up analysis revealed that studies measuring solitary pretend play amount yield lower correlations between pretend play and social competence over studies that measured social pretend play amount (g = − 0.180, SE = 0.079, 95% CI [− 0.024, − 0.335], p < 0.05, kstudies = 8, kES = 67)."
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- Pretend play is positively related to social competence in children aged 3–8, with a small overall effect size — related
- Studies measuring the amount of pretend play yield lower correlations with social competence than studies measuring the quality of pretend play — related
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Studies measuring solitary pretend play amount yield lower correlations with social competence than studies measuring social pretend play amount |
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Studies measuring solitary pretend play amount yield lower correlations with social competence than studies measuring social pretend play amount |
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