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Social Provisions of Real and Imaginary Relationships.
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Gleason, Tracy R. – 1999
This study examined preschool children's concepts of relationships with imaginary companions and real people, using the notion of social provisions, or types of social support and interactions. Four-year-olds were interviewed about social provisions--power, conflict, nurturance, and instrumental help--present in relationships with parent, best…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Imagination, Interpersonal Relationship, Parent Child Relationship