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The Utility of Parent-Child Play Measures in Understanding Diagnostic Group Differences

Noeder, Maia Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1416994889

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, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Psychology.
Through play, children develop core cognitive, problem solving, motor, social, linguistic, and emotional skills. Parent-child play has become an essential assessment and treatment tool in clinical practice, yet the content, critical factors, and diagnostic utility of available measures have not been empirically evaluated. This study aimed to assess the construct validity of parent-child play characteristics across three distinct measures, evaluate the diagnostic utility of the measures, and determine whether parent, child, or combined parent-child play assessment is most beneficial for differentiating developmentally disabled groups. Findings revealed strong construct validity across the PCPS, DPICS-III, and MBRS/CBRS. The DPICS-III was found to be the most diagnostically predictive parent-child play measure, although each parent-child play measure was found to be successful when discriminating between specific diagnostic populations. The addition of parent-child play measures to a standard diagnostic assessment battery was found to increase diagnostic prediction by 7%. Finally, a child-focused set of variables, followed by a dyad set of variables, was the most diagnostically predictive.
Elizabeth Short (Advisor)
Clinical Psychology; Psychology
play; parent-child; child; psychology; autism; language; adhd

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  • Noeder, M. M. (n.d.). The Utility of Parent-Child Play Measures in Understanding Diagnostic Group Differences [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1416994889

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Noeder, Maia. The Utility of Parent-Child Play Measures in Understanding Diagnostic Group Differences . Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1416994889.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Noeder, Maia. "The Utility of Parent-Child Play Measures in Understanding Diagnostic Group Differences ." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University. Accessed APRIL 17, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1416994889

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