Ahmadzadeh, Yasmin Iona; Lester, Kathryn J.; Oliver, Bonamy R and McAdams, Tom. 2020. The Parent Play Questionnaire (PPQ): development of a parent questionnaire to assess parent-child play and digital media use. Social Development, 29(4), pp. 945-963. ISSN 0961-205X [Article]

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Abstract or Description

We introduce the Parent Play Questionnaire (PPQ), a parent-report measure designed to assess frequency of parent-infant play, parents’ attitudes towards play with their infant, and infants’ use of digital media. We describe measure development and empirical data across three samples of parent-infant dyads (total N = 414, offspring aged 0.3 – 2.5 years). Three latent factors explain the PPQ, corresponding with theoretically defined subscales. Summary scores showed good internal consistency and normally distributed results. Weak to moderate correlations were found between the frequency and attitude play scales, and with standardised measures of family social and emotional characteristics. Overall, frequency of digital media use was not correlated with play or broader family variables. Results suggest that the PPQ will be a useful tool for researchers interested in assessing parent-child play during early childhood.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12450
Keywords:	Child development, Digital media use, Measures, Parent, Play
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Psychology
Dates:	Date Event 6 April 2020 Accepted 17 April 2020 Published Online November 2020 Published
Item ID:	27361
Date Deposited:	31 Oct 2019 16:48
Last Modified:	15 Jun 2021 07:11
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/27361

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