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Can emotions and themes in children's play predict behavior problems?

S L Warren1, D Oppenheim, R N Emde

  • 1Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
|October 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Analyzing children's play reveals distress and destructive themes correlate with externalizing behavior problems in 4- and 5-year-olds. This supports play as a valuable assessment tool for identifying childhood issues.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Childhood behavior problems are a significant concern for parents and educators.
  • Play is a natural form of expression for children, offering insights into their emotional and cognitive states.
  • Existing assessment tools for young children may benefit from complementary methods like play analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the predictive validity of analyzing emotional and thematic content in children's play for identifying behavioral issues.
  • To determine if specific play themes and distress levels correlate with diagnosed behavior problems in early childhood.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the MacArthur Story-Stem Battery to code distress and destructive themes in the play of 51 children aged 3-5 years.

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  • Employed parent-completed Child Behavior Checklist and teacher-completed Teacher's Report Form to assess behavior problems.
  • Correlated coded play themes with behavior problem ratings at ages 4 and 5.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant positive correlation was found between distress themes in play and externalizing behavior problems at ages 4 and 5.
    • Destructive themes in play at ages 4 and 5 also correlated significantly with externalizing behavior problems.
    • These correlations were consistent across parent and teacher ratings.

    Conclusions:

    • Children exhibiting distress and destructive themes in their play at ages 4 and 5 are more likely to have externalizing behavior problems.
    • Systematic analysis of children's play themes and distress provides empirical support for its use as an early assessment tool.
    • Play interpretation offers valuable insights but has limitations that require consideration in clinical practice.