The impact of child abuse on children's play: a conceptual model

Cooper, Rodney

doi:10.1002/oti.127

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“…This has also not previously been identified in the PA literature. There is some evidence that abused children play differently from non-abused children [33,34], showing more delayed cognitive and physical play skills and decreased playfulness [33]. This may translate into less PA since much of preschool children’s PA is obtained through unstructured play, but to our knowledge there is no data to support these hypothesized associations; thus, further investigation is needed to more fully examine this.…”

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What Hispanic parents do to encourage and discourage 3-5 year old children to be active: a qualitative study using nominal group technique

O’Connor

Cerin

Hughes

et al. 2013

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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PurposeHispanic preschoolers are less active than their non-Hispanic peers. As part of a feasibility study to assess environmental and parenting influences on preschooler physical activity (PA) (Niños Activos), the aim of this study was to identify what parents do to encourage or discourage PA among Hispanic 3-5 year old children to inform the development of a new PA parenting practice instrument and future interventions to increase PA among Hispanic youth.MethodsNominal Group Technique (NGT), a structured multi-step group procedure, was used to elicit and prioritize responses from 10 groups of Hispanic parents regarding what parents do to encourage (5 groups) or discourage (5 groups) preschool aged children to be active. Five groups consisted of parents with low education (less than high school) and 5 with high education (high school or greater) distributed between the two NGT questions.ResultsTen NGT groups (n = 74, range 4-11/group) generated 20-46 and 42-69 responses/group for practices that encourage or discourage PA respectively. Eight to 18 responses/group were elected as the most likely to encourage or discourage PA. Parental engagement in child activities, modeling PA, and feeding the child well were identified as parenting practices that encourage child PA. Allowing TV and videogame use, psychological control, physical or emotional abuse, and lack of parental engagement emerged as parenting practices that discourage children from being active. There were few differences in the pattern of responses by education level.ConclusionsParents identified ways they encourage and discourage 3-5 year-olds from PA, suggesting both are important targets for interventions. These will inform the development of a new PA parenting practice scale to be further evaluated. Further research should explore the role parents play in discouraging child PA, especially in using psychological control or submitting children to abuse, which were new findings in this study.

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What Hispanic parents do to encourage and discourage 3-5 year old children to be active: a qualitative study using nominal group technique

O’Connor

Cerin

Hughes

et al. 2013

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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“…A child's internal developmental skills, including physical, cognitive, and social skills, are deemed to be important attributes of the child's play performance [14]. The theory of mind (ToM) deficits of children with ASD [15] may be an important social-cognitive correlate of their poor pretend play [16].…”

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Theory of mind predominantly associated with the quality, not quantity, of pretend play in children with autism spectrum disorder

Lin

Tsai

et al. 2017

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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This study aimed to clarify the relationships between theory of mind and pretend play in children with autism spectrum disorder, using refined assessments of theory of mind and pretend play while controlling for autistic behaviors and verbal comprehension. A total of 92 children with autism spectrum disorder aged 4-10 years were enrolled. In two visits, the children were assessed with the Theory of Mind Task Battery, the Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment, the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, and the Verbal Comprehension Index of the Wechsler Intelligence Scales, respectively, for their theory of mind, pretend play performance, autistic behaviors, and verbal comprehension. The hierarchical regression models showed that in addition to the contributions of the autistic behaviors and verbal comprehension scores, the theory of mind scores positively predicted (p < 0.001) the elaborateness scores of pretend play in the conventional imaginative and symbolic play contexts, respectively, accounting for an additional 8.1 and 18.5% of the variance, but did not predict the scores for number of object substitutions or imitated actions. The findings demonstrate that theory of mind has a predominant role in the quality, not the quantity, of pretend play of children with autism spectrum disorder, when the children's autistic behaviors and verbal comprehension are considered. This study fills a gap in the previous literature and provides information useful for clinicians and researchers on the relationships between theory of mind and pretend play in children with autism spectrum disorder.

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“…For children, play is a vital occupation that is necessary for the development of intra-relational and interpersonal skills, as well as developing physical, emotional and cognitive abilities (Rubin, Fein, & Vandenberg, 1983). Neglected and abused children, and presumably adult childhood trauma survivors, may lack cognitive, physical and social play skills, internal control of play behaviors and the ability to suspend reality (Cooper, 2000). Furthermore, child abuse survivors also lack intrinsic motivation and enjoyment in play (Cooper, 2000).…”

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“…Neglected and abused children, and presumably adult childhood trauma survivors, may lack cognitive, physical and social play skills, internal control of play behaviors and the ability to suspend reality (Cooper, 2000). Furthermore, child abuse survivors also lack intrinsic motivation and enjoyment in play (Cooper, 2000). The purpose of the Leisure group is to encourage clients to engage in activities and play with others in a safe and supportive environment.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Multi-Modal Treatment Program for Childhood Trauma Recovery: Women Recovering from Abuse Program (WRAP)

Giles¹,

Nelson²,

Shizgal³

et al. 2007

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation

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This article describes the Women Recovering from Abuse Program (WRAP), an outpatient day-hospital program for women suffering from the sequelae of childhood abuse. WRAP was conceived in 1998 by clinicians who advocated for its development based on a growing need to provide women who had experienced childhood trauma an alternative to an inpatient program. WRAP draws from a Stage 1 treatment approach to address chronic interpersonal trauma and dissociation by incorporating psychopharmacology, individual and group psychotherapy. The program is structured into two phases: a preparatory Building Resources Group (BRG) and an intensive multimodal segment comprised of seven types of group therapy. Each group is described in terms of the treatment rationale and its structure and process. Two research studies to date support the effectiveness of WRAP.

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The impact of child abuse on children's play: a conceptual model

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to examine critically the impact of child abuse on children's play, using a descriptive model of children's play as a conceptual

Cited by 36 publications

References 43 publications

What Hispanic parents do to encourage and discourage 3-5 year old children to be active: a qualitative study using nominal group technique

What Hispanic parents do to encourage and discourage 3-5 year old children to be active: a qualitative study using nominal group technique

Theory of mind predominantly associated with the quality, not quantity, of pretend play in children with autism spectrum disorder

A Multi-Modal Treatment Program for Childhood Trauma Recovery: Women Recovering from Abuse Program (WRAP)

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