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Play, Creativity, Emotion Regulation and Executive Functioning

Dillon, Jessica A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1259873634

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2010, Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, Psychology.
The aim of this study was to examine relationships among play, creativity, emotion regulation and executive functioning. Play ability was assessed using the Affect in Play Scale, Brief Rating (APS-BR), a measure used to score children’s cognitive and affective processes during play. It was hypothesized that results would show relationships among play ability, creativity, emotion regulation and executive functioning. Sixty-one female participants, in kindergarten through 4th grade, were assessed using the APS-BR, the Alternate Uses Test, a storytelling task, the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task, 64-Card Version (WCST-64), and parent report on the Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC). Main findings were that play ability significantly related to creativity and emotion regulation, and creativity related to emotion regulation. No significant relationships were found with executive functioning. The results of this study contribute to the construct validity of the APS-BR and support the theory that play, creativity and emotion regulation are linked.
Sandra Russ, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Arin Connell, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Elizabeth Short, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
106 p.
Psychology
pretend play; creativty; emotion regulation; divergent thinking

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  • Dillon, J. A. (2010). Play, Creativity, Emotion Regulation and Executive Functioning [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1259873634

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dillon, Jessica. Play, Creativity, Emotion Regulation and Executive Functioning. 2010. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1259873634.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dillon, Jessica. "Play, Creativity, Emotion Regulation and Executive Functioning." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1259873634

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