Material Information
- Title:
- Taking Perspectives Imaginary Friends and Shared Meaning
- Physical Description:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Creator:
- Rogers-Hehr, Christina
- Publisher:
- New College of Florida
- Place of Publication:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- Creation Date:
- 2009
- Publication Date:
- 2009
Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree:
- Bachelor's ( B.A.)
- Degree Grantor:
- New College of Florida
- Degree Divisions:
- Social Sciences
- Area of Concentration:
- Psychology
Subjects
- Subjects / Keywords:
- Imaginary Friends
Shared Meaning
Children's Play
- Genre:
- Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
Notes
- Abstract:
- The current study investigated the abilities of children with and without imaginary companions to utilize verbal and behavioral techniques intended to share meaning with a play partner. Thirty preschoolers and their parents were interviewed about their imaginary friends. The two groups (children with and without imaginary friends) completed a problem solving task with the experimenter using a parachute game and a 10-minute free play session with a peer using pre-selected fantasy toys. The behavior and speech of the participants in both activities were coded for shared meaning techniques. It was found that the children without imaginary friends made significantly more shared meaning attempts in both behavior and speech of the problem solving task, contrary to expectations. Uneven groups in the free play task prevented statistical investigation, although the results led toward a possible pattern of higher complexity of pretend play among the imaginary friend group as well as increased shared meaning techniques. These results provide an important addition to the current research linking solitary play skills and social play, although this link should be explored further.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2009
- Electronic Access:
- RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Source of Description:
- This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.
- Local:
- Faculty Sponsor: Barton, Michelle
- Statement of Responsibility:
- by Christina Rogers-Hehr
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- New College of Florida
- Holding Location:
- New College of Florida
- Rights Management:
- Applicable rights reserved.
- Classification:
- local - S.T. 2009 R72
- System ID:
- NCFE004162:00001
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