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Social play

Lessons learnt about implementing LEGO based therapy (Play Brick Therapy) based on fidelity data and experience from a large school-based randomised controlled trial

Katie Biggs, Gina Gomez de la Cuesta, Ellen Kingsley, Jean McPherson, Fergus Murray, Margaret Laurie, Matt Bursnall, Elizabeth Coates, Amy Barr

published 04 Feb 2026

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Whether groups value agreement or dissent depends on the strength of consensus

James C. Mellody

published 04 Dec 2025

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Evidence of play behavior in captive California two-spot octopuses, Octopus bimaculoides

Katarina Jarmoluk, Galit Pelled

published 07 Jul 2025

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The Influence of Political Trust on Attitude towards Public Participation in China

Manfei Cui, Yong Li

published 10 Mar 2025

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ChimpanSEE, ChimpanDO: Grooming and play contagion in chimpanzees

Georgia Sandars, Jake S. Brooker, Zanna Clay

published 20 Nov 2024

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It is child’s play: Caregiver and playworker perspectives on a community park-based unstructured play program

Gavin R. McCormack, Calli Naish, Jennie Petersen, Dalia Ghoneim, Patricia K. Doyle-Baker

published 30 Sep 2024

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A qualitative content analysis of cannabis-related discussions on Reddit during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hannah Reygaerts, Sidney Smith, Lynette M. Renner, Yumary Ruiz, Laura M. Schwab-Reese

published 06 Jun 2024

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Association between physical activity and adolescent mental health in the post COVID-19: The chain mediating effect of self-esteem and social anxiety

Wanxuan Feng, Liangyu Zhao, Zhang Ge, Xiuhan Zhao, Tuojian Li, Qiying Zhu

published 17 May 2024

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Illustrating the importance of edge constraints in backbones of bipartite projections

Zachary P. Neal, Jennifer Watling Neal

published 10 May 2024

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Belonging matters: The impact of social identification with classmates, friends, and family on interpersonal distance and bullying/cyberbullying in adolescence

JuanJuan Wei, Michela Candini, Laura Menabò, Annalisa Guarini, Monica Rubini, Francesca Frassinetti

published 06 Feb 2024

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The significance of parental mentalizing for four-year-old children’s solitary pretend play

Johanne Smith-Nielsen, Anne Christine Stuart, Katrine Isabella Wendelboe, Ida Egmose, Camilla Overbye Roos, Mette Skovgaard Væver

published 31 Jan 2024

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Gamified online surveys: Assessing experience with self-determination theory

Alice H. Aubert, Andreas Scheidegger, Sara Schmid

published 13 Oct 2023

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An exploration of parent perceptions of a take-home loose parts play kit intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic

Calli Naish, Patricia K. Doyle-Baker, Meghan S. Ingstrup, Gavin R. McCormack

published 10 Oct 2023

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