Gender differences in pretend play in a primary school group

Abstract

This study observed pretend play behaviour in 4#fr1#sh2> year old boys and girls in their first term at school. It was found that girls engaged in slightly more episodes of pretend play behaviour than boys. Girls also engaged in person fantasy play more than boys, whereas boys engaged in more object fantasy play. It was also found that both boys and girls showed more co‐operative pretend play than solitary pretend play. There were no differences in number of verbalisations in pretend play between boys and girls.

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