Article2012

Rough and tumble play quality: theoretical foundations for a new measure of father–child interaction

Richard J. Fletcher · Jennifer Mary StGeorge · Emily Elsa Freeman

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Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Family Dynamics and Relationships Child Development and Education

Abstract

Energetic, competitive, body-contact play (rough and tumble play (RTP)) is commonly observed among young children and is reported as an important feature of father–child relationships. Animal studies have demonstrated positive developmental effects of peer–peer play-wrestling, influencing cognitive and social outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the nature of RTP between father and child and its relationship to child development and to describe a theoretically informed measure of the quality of father–child RTP.

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