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Environmental Qualities That Enhance Outdoor Play in Community Playgrounds from the Perspective of Children with and without Disabilities: A Scoping Review.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2023 Jan 18; Vol. 20 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 18.
Abstract: For children, playgrounds are important environments. However, children's perspectives are often not acknowledged in playground provision, design, and evaluation. This scoping review aimed to summarize the users' (children with and without disabilities...
Sampling statistics are like story creation: a network analysis of parent-toddler exploratory play.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences [Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci] 2023 Feb 13; Vol. 378 (1870), pp. 20210358. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 26.
Abstract: Actions in the world elicit data for learning and do so in a stream of interconnected events. Here, we provide evidence on how toddlers with their parent sample information by acting on toys during exploratory play. We observed 10 min of free-flowing a...
Monkeys do not show sex differences in toy preferences through their individual choices.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Biology of sex differences [Biol Sex Differ] 2023 Feb 03; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 03.
Abstract: Background: As interest in evaluating sex differences in nonhuman animals grows, the finding that male and female monkeys have toy preferences that differ, and that parallel those documented in human children, has garnered significant attention and is ...
Play fighting and the development of the social brain: The rat's tale.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews [Neurosci Biobehav Rev] 2023 Feb; Vol. 145, pp. 105037. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 05.
Abstract: The benefits gained by young animals engaging in play fighting have been a subject of conjecture for over a hundred years. Progress in understanding the behavioral development of play fighting and the underlying neurobiology of laboratory rats has prod...
Does the self-reported playfulness of older adults influence their wellbeing? An exploratory study.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Scandinavian journal of occupational therapy [Scand J Occup Ther] 2023 Jan; Vol. 30 (1), pp. 86-97. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 21.
Abstract: Aim: Older adults represent a growing demographic in Australia who are at an increased risk of isolation, loneliness, and experiencing poorer overall health. Thus, the need for understanding factors that influence older adults' wellbeing is important. ...
Playground Design: Contribution to Duration of Stay and Implications for Physical Activity.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2023 Mar 06; Vol. 20 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 06.
Abstract: Background: The study goal was to identify playground features associated with visitor length of stay and physical activity.Methods: We observed playground visitors over 4 days during summer 2021 in 60 playgrounds in 10 US cities, selected based on des...
The Design and Development of Instrumented Toys for the Assessment of Infant Cognitive Flexibility.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) [Sensors (Basel)] 2023 Mar 01; Vol. 23 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 01.
Abstract: The first years of an infant's life represent a sensitive period for neurodevelopment where one can see the emergence of nascent forms of executive function (EF), which are required to support complex cognition. Few tests exist for measuring EF during ...
Kite string-induced facial trauma.
Publication Type: Editorial & Opinion
Source(s): British dental journal [Br Dent J] 2023 Mar; Vol. 234 (5), pp. 294. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 10.
Playground Design and Physical Activity.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): American journal of preventive medicine [Am J Prev Med] 2023 Mar; Vol. 64 (3), pp. 326-333. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 15.
Abstract: Introduction: This study compares traditional post-and-platform playgrounds with innovatively designed playgrounds to assess the degree to which design influences use and physical activity. Innovative playgrounds are defined as having (1) a variety of ...
Exploring the Psychological Characteristics and Risk-related Cognitions of Individuals Who Own Sex Dolls.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of sex research [J Sex Res] 2023 Feb; Vol. 60 (2), pp. 190-205. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 15.
Abstract: The ownership of sex dolls has become an increasingly controversial social issue over the last five to ten years, with many in society (and academia) calling for the criminalization of such dolls. At the root of these calls is the implicit (and often e...