Social Play

Social Play is a form of playful interaction that occurs between individuals, distinguished by its reciprocal, cooperative, and often rule-governed nature, serving to strengthen social bonds, develop social skills, and facilitate communication within a group.

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56.5K

Citations

2.1K

Authors

746

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

203

Authors

2.1K

  1. LJ
    Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    29 publications · 2.4K citations

    24

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  2. VT
    Viviana Trezza

    Roma Tre University, Italy

    17 publications · 1.6K citations

    16

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  3. SM
    Sergio M. Pellis

    University of Lethbridge, Canada

    20 publications · 1.2K citations

    15

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  4. EP
    Elisabetta Palagi

    University of Pisa, Italy

    14 publications · 1K citations

    14

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  5. AB
    Anita Bundy

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    15 publications · 785 citations

    13

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Venues

  1. Child Development

    29 publications · 3K citations

    25

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  2. Developmental Psychobiology

    19 publications · 1.4K citations

    17

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  3. Behaviour

    19 publications · 1.1K citations

    17

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  4. Early Child Development and Care

    ECDC · 23 publications · 696 citations

    17

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  5. American Journal of Primatology

    17 publications · 620 citations

    15

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