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Direct linkGleason, Tracy R. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004
Early research on imaginary companions suggests that children who create them do so to compensate for poor social relationships. Consequently, the peer acceptance of children with imaginary companions was compared to that of their peers. Sociometrics were conducted on 88 preschool-aged children; 11 had invisible companions, 16 had personified…
Descriptors: Play, Fantasy, Preschool Children, Social Cognition
