We am VERY pleased to announce that our manuscript entitled “Balancing acts: Parental risk tolerance in children’s play and its impact on emotion regulation and problem symptoms” by Paige Williams, Matthew Klein, Jennifer Daly, Cassidy Ynigez, and Dr. Woltering has been officially accepted for publication in Early Childhood Education.
The reviewers were highly complimentary. Their responsiveness to feedback not only improves the current manuscript but also reflects a collaborative and constructive scholarly approach, further supporting its suitability for publication.
Congratulations to the entire team on this significant achievement !🎉👏👏🎉
Please find the abstract attached below for more details.
Abstract
The increase in mental health issues among younger generations has caused major concerns for researchers, mental health clinicians, and parents. Some researchers have attributed this issue to increased technology usage and a decline in risky play. Literature shows the importance of risky play in shaping children’s emotion regulation, resilience, and adaptability. Despite evidence on the developmental benefits of risky play, parental perspectives and societal influences can impact on the affordances for risky play, thus hindering children’s developmental gains. This study, in addition to documenting parent perspectives on risky play, explored the relationship between parents’ tolerance of risky play, emotion regulation, and problem symptoms. Consistent with previous literature, we found a positive association between parents’ risky play tolerance and their children’s emotion regulation. Furthermore, mediation analysis revealed emotion regulation mediated the association between parental risk tolerance and children’s problem symptoms. Our findings contribute to understanding the relationship between parents’ perspectives of risky play, emotion regulation, and children’s mental health, offering insights into potential pathways and implications for future research and policy.
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