Symbolic play: mother and child behaviours

Aksoy A. B., ÖZKAN KUNDURACI H. K., AKSOY M.

EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CARE, vol.192, no.8, pp.1257-1269, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 192 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/03004430.2020.1865337
  • Journal Name: EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo
  • Page Numbers: pp.1257-1269
  • Keywords: Symbolic play, non-symbolic play, maternal involvement, symbolic representation, mother-child interaction, home environment, INVOLVEMENT
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the symbolic play behaviours of the child and mother at home and to determine how the mother participated when playing with her child. The study included 19 mothers and their children with 24-36 months old children from Turkey. The symbolic play that the mother and child played together in their home environment was recorded in the video for 12 min. As a result of the research, it was determined that mothers involved in the play 'involved director' most, and no mothers were involved in the category of 'uninvolved'.