Solitary-functional play and solitary-pretend play: Another look at the construct of solitary-active behavior using playground observations

Social Development

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 812-831

  Nelson, Larry J ^a   Hart, Craig H ^a   Evans, Cortney A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Playground; Social withdrawal; Solitary active withdrawal

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049133716     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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