Mazzeschi Claudia, Salcuni Silvia, Parolin Laura, Lis Adriana
Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione, Università di Padova, Italy.
Psychol Rep. 2004 Aug;95(1):115-20. doi: 10.2466/pr0.95.1.115-120.
The authors investigated the relation between affective and cognitive processes in fantasy play and emotional understanding of 50 Italian children (25 boys and 25 girls) enrolled in regular elementary school in Northern Italy. Children were administered a standardized play task, the Affect in Play Scale, and answered questions about their understanding of emotions. Consistent, yet modest, relationships were found between dimensions of fantasy play and emotional understanding.
