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Play Quality

Play Quality is a theoretical construct within the field of play development that denotes the degree to which playful experiences exhibit essential characteristics such as spontaneity, intrinsic motivation, and adaptive flexibility, thereby distinguishing it from related constructs focused solely on behavioral frequency or outcome-based assessment of play.

102

Publications

5.7K

Citations

241

Authors

118

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

27

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Publications

102

Early puzzle play: A predictor of preschoolers' spatial transformation skill.

Susan C. Levine, Kristin R. Ratliff, Janellen Huttenlocher et al. · Developmental Psychology · 2011 · 366 citations

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The nature of playfulness in young adults

Lynn Barnett · Personality and Individual Differences · 2007 · 281 citations

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Spontaneous, instructed and elicited play in relatively able autistic children

Vicky Lewis, Jill Boucher · British Journal of Developmental Psychology · 1988 · 266 citations

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Quality Criteria for Serious Games: Serious Part, Game Part, and Balance

Polona Caserman, Katrin Hoffmann, Philipp Niklas Müller et al. · JMIR Serious Games · 2020 · 236 citations · Full text

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Playfulness: Definition, design, and measurement.

Lynn Barnett · 1990 · 189 citations

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Authors

241

  1. SP
    Sonja Perren

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    3 publications · 114 citations

    4

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  2. FS
    Fabio Sticca

    Thurgau University of Teacher Education, Switzerland

    3 publications · 114 citations

    4

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  3. PW
    Peta Wyeth

    Queensland University of Technology, Australia

    4 publications · 130 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. DJ
    Daniel Johnson

    Queensland University of Technology, Australia

    4 publications · 130 citations

    4

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  5. AJ
    Ann‐Kathrin Jaggy

    University of Konstanz, Germany

    3 publications · 114 citations

    4

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Institutions

118

  1. Thurgau University of Teacher Education

    Kreuzlingen, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    507 citations

  2. Queensland University of Technology

    Brisbane, Australia

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    570 citations

  3. University of Konstanz

    Konstanz, Germany

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    201 citations

  4. Nottingham Trent University

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    359 citations

  5. Tampere University

    Tampere, Finland

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    146 citations

  6. Nokia (Finland)

    Espoo, Finland

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    237 citations

  7. Marie Meierhofer Institut für das Kind

    Zurich, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  8. University of Newcastle Australia

    Newcastle, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    362 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Occupational Therapy

    AJOT · 5 publications · 279 citations

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  2. Early Child Development and Care

    ECDC · 4 publications · 189 citations

    4

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  3. Entertainment Computing

    2 publications · 133 citations

    2

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  4. Computers in Human Behavior

    2 publications · 117 citations

    2

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  5. Early Education and Development

    2 publications · 153 citations

    2

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