Child's Play: Examining the Association Between Time Spent Playing and Child Mental Health.

It is theorised that adventurous play offers learning opportunities that help to prevent mental health problems in children. In this study, data from two samples is used to examine associations between the time that children aged 5–11 years spent playing adventurously and their mental health. For co...

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Published in:	Child Psychiatry & Human Development Vol. 54; no. 6; pp. 1678 - 1687
Main Authors:	Dodd, Helen F., Nesbit, Rachel J., FitzGibbon, Lily
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Dec2023
Subjects:	Poor families Mental health Children's health COVID-19 pandemic Mental illness
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost