Adults with an anxiety disorder or with an obsessive-compulsive disorder are less playful: A matched control comparison

Versluys, Benthe

doi:10.1016/j.aip.2017.06.003

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“…Berger et al., 2018) and there seems to be an increasing interest in the use of playfulness in therapeutic settings (e.g. Versluys, 2017; Yonatan‐Leus et al., 2019, 2020). However, one might argue that a stronger consideration of playfulness in daily life may also potentially be beneficial to people that are currently not in clinical treatment.…”

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Can Playfulness be Stimulated? A Randomised Placebo‐Controlled Online Playfulness Intervention Study on Effects on Trait Playfulness, Well‐Being, and Depression

Proyer

Gander

Brauer

et al. 2020

Applied Psych Health & Well

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Background While there are numerous applications of play‐based interventions, there is little research on playfulness‐based interventions. We applied interventions that aim at stimulating playfulness and test effects on happiness and depressive symptoms. Method In a randomised placebo‐controlled online intervention, N = 533 participants were assigned to one of three 1‐week playfulness conditions (i.e. three playful things, using playfulness in a new way, and counting playfulness) or a placebo condition. Participants reported on global playfulness, facets of playfulness, well‐being, and depression at pretest, posttest, and at follow‐ups after 2, 4, and 12 weeks. Results All interventions increased expressions in all facets of playfulness, had short‐term effects on well‐being, and ameliorated depression. Conclusion Overall, findings suggest that playfulness can be stimulated by short self‐administered interventions.

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Can Playfulness be Stimulated? A Randomised Placebo‐Controlled Online Playfulness Intervention Study on Effects on Trait Playfulness, Well‐Being, and Depression

Proyer

Gander

Brauer

et al. 2020

Applied Psych Health & Well

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“…They primarily highlight the potential of play- and playfulness-based interventions in the realm of treatment and its impact on the course of disorders. Further, there seems to be a growing interest in the study of playfulness in its relation with certain pathologies (e.g., anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder; Versluys, 2017). At a subclinical level and, thus, closer to our current research, associations of playfulness with psychopathic personality traits have been tested ( N = 234; Proyer, Flisch, Tschupp, Platt, & Ruch, 2012).…”

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“…However, Study 2 shows that playfulness should also be studied in the realms of mental disorders (cf. Berger et al, 2018; Versluys, 2017) and personality pathology (cf. Proyer, 2017; Proyer et al, 2012).…”

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Assessing Other-Directed, Lighthearted, Intellectual, and Whimsical Playfulness in Adults

Proyer

Brauer

Wolf

2020

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

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Abstract. Adult playfulness is an individual differences variable that allows people to (re-)frame everyday situations in a way to make them entertaining, stimulating, and/or interesting. Recently, a structural model with four facets (i.e., Other-directed, Lighthearted, Intellectual, and Whimsical; OLIW) and a subjective measure with 28 items have been developed. The main aim of this study is to test a 12-item short form (OLIW-S). In Study 1, we retrieved the 4-factorial OLIW structure in three independently collected samples ( N = 1,168; 696 self-ratings and 166 dyads providing reciprocal self- and peer-ratings). We found satisfactory psychometric properties for research purposes, and there was convergent and nomological validity with external measures of playfulness and the Big Five personality traits. Data from Sample 3 showed robust self-other agreement in all facets (.27–.52). In Study 2, N = 463 adults completed the OLIW-S and a measure for personality pathology (PID-5; shared variance 12–31%). A principal component analysis of the OLIW-S and PID-5 scales yielded two unique factors representing playfulness and personality pathology. Overall, our expectations were widely met and the OLIW-facets could be well located in comprehensive systems of both personality and personality pathology. Applications of the OLIW-S (e.g., large-scale assessments; zero-acquaintance studies) are discussed.

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An update on the study of playfulness in adolescents: its relationship with academic performance, well-being, anxiety, and roles in bullying-type-situations

Proyer

Tandler

2019

Soc Psychol Educ

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Adults with an anxiety disorder or with an obsessive-compulsive disorder are less playful: A matched control comparison

Cited by 6 publications

References 32 publications

Can Playfulness be Stimulated? A Randomised Placebo‐Controlled Online Playfulness Intervention Study on Effects on Trait Playfulness, Well‐Being, and Depression

Can Playfulness be Stimulated? A Randomised Placebo‐Controlled Online Playfulness Intervention Study on Effects on Trait Playfulness, Well‐Being, and Depression

Assessing Other-Directed, Lighthearted, Intellectual, and Whimsical Playfulness in Adults

An update on the study of playfulness in adolescents: its relationship with academic performance, well-being, anxiety, and roles in bullying-type-situations

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