Eberhart Janina, Paes Tanya M, Ellefson Michelle R, Marcovitch Stuart
University of Tübingen, Germany.
Purdue University, USA.
Trends Neurosci Educ. 2023 Mar;30:100198. doi: 10.1016/j.tine.2023.100198. Epub 2023 Jan 13.
Executive functions and play have been researched separately over the last few decades. Only recently has the association between the two constructs received more attention. Thus, a Special Issue on this association is timely. The six empirical studies of the Special Issue applied various types of play (e.g., dramatic play or physical play) in their research. Children's executive functions were also measured with a variety of tasks. The wide variability of the studies was a learning point, especially given the cultural connotation of executive function measures. All the studies of the Special Issue were conducted in WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) countries raising the issue of generalizability. We discuss future directions of the research on executive functions and play hoping for longitudinal studies on the association between these constructs in the future.
在过去几十年里，执行功能和玩耍一直是分开研究的。直到最近，这两个概念之间的关联才受到更多关注。因此，关于这一关联的特刊很及时。该特刊的六项实证研究在其研究中应用了各种类型的玩耍（如戏剧游戏或身体游戏）。儿童的执行功能也通过各种任务进行了测量。研究的广泛差异是一个值得学习的点，特别是考虑到执行功能测量的文化内涵。特刊中的所有研究都是在西方、受过教育、工业化、富裕和民主（WEIRD）国家进行的，这就引发了普遍性的问题。我们讨论了执行功能和玩耍研究的未来方向，希望未来能有关于这些概念之间关联的纵向研究。
