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| Author(s): |
Rossetti, Claudia Broetto
[1]
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Souza, Maria Thereza Costa Coelho de
Total Authors: 2
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| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Psicologia - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Psicologia : teoria e prática; v. 7, n. 2, p. 87-114, dez. 2005. |
| Field of knowledge: | Humanities - Psychology |
| Abstract | |
The aim of this research was to investigate the playing preference of a hundred Brazilian children and adolescents aged between six and fourteen years old. The majority of boys and girls prefer rule-based games in open spaces. Girls chose as a favorite game “volley”, “basketball” or “queimada”. Boys chose “soccer” and “videogame”. The favorite game was mainly played at home with brothers/sisters and/or schoolmates, once or twice a week. Adults were rarely cited as partners. Finally, it was verified that the games and toys are still important in the life of children and adolescents, specially the rule-based games in open spaces and the electronic games. (AU) | |