Resettled refugee children, especially girls, demonstrated limited play pre-migration, with higher levels of engagement post-resettlement. Facilitating opportunities for variety of play may strengthen positive resettlement outcomes for children and parents. Larger longitudinal studies examining play in refugee children and associations with physical, development and psychological well-being are warranted.

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This study reports new validity evidence relating to the Emotional Availability Scales, the most popular observational measure of parent-child relationships. Results challenged the emotional availability theory, underscoring the importance of empirical validations of assessment measures.

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