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McAnally, Helena M.; Forsyth, Bridget J.; Taylor, Marjorie; Reese, Elaine – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2021
Do adolescents remember imaginary companions (ICs) from early childhood? Researchers interviewed 46 adolescent participants in a prospective longitudinal study about their ICs from early childhood (age 5 1/2). The existence of one or more ICs was documented in early childhood for 48% of children (G. Trionfi & E. Reese, 2009). At age 16, most…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Imagination, Memory, Early Experience
Sachet, Alison B.; Frey, Scott H.; Jacobs, Stéphane; Taylor, Marjorie – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2016
The development of the correspondence between real and imagined motor actions was investigated in 2 experiments. Experiment 1 evaluated whether children imagine body position judgments of fine motor actions in the same way as they perform them. Thirty-two 8-year-old children completed a task in which an object was presented in different…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Motor Reactions, Motor Development, Human Body
Taylor, Marjorie; Mottweiler, Candice M.; Naylor, Emilee R.; Levernier, Jacob G. – Creativity Research Journal, 2015
Imagining alternatives to actual experiences is an important part of everyday life that can take many forms. One manifestation in middle childhood is the creation of elaborate imaginary worlds, called "paracosms." Retrospective reports of adults indicate that having a childhood paracosm is more commonly reported in individuals…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Imagination, Semi Structured Interviews, Creativity
Taylor, Marjorie; Sachet, Alison B.; Maring, Bayta L.; Mannering, Anne M. – Social Development, 2013
Role-play (i.e., pretending in which children imagine and act out the part of another individual) was assessed with child interviews and parent questionnaires about invisible friends, personified objects, and pretend identities in a sample of 208 young children. Children who engaged in role-play did not differ from other children in age or…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Young Children, Imagination, Interviews
Taylor, Marjorie; Mottweiler, Candice M. – American Journal of Play, 2008
Parents and child specialists are o?ften concerned about the role imaginary companions play in children's lives. Recent research shows that the creation of an imaginary companion is a common and healthy type of pretend play. There are many di?fferent kinds of imaginary companions, including those based on various types of props as well those that…
Descriptors: Imagination, Play, Children, Childhood Attitudes
Taylor, Marjorie; Hulette, Annmarie C.; Dishion, Thomas J. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
The creation and cultivation of an imaginary companion is considered to be a healthy form of pretend play in early childhood, but there tends to be a less positive view of older children who have them. To test the extent that having an imaginary companion in middle school is associated with positive or negative outcomes, an ethnically diverse…
Descriptors: Play, Early Adolescents, Coping, At Risk Persons

Carlson, Stephanie M.; Taylor, Marjorie; Levin, Gerald R. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1998
Compared teacher attitudes about pretend play in Old Order Mennonite, New Order Mennonite, and non-Mennonite Christian schools. These subcultures differ in modernity, media exposure, and encouragement of pretend play. Non-Mennonite teachers were most positive about pretend play. Proportion of children's pretend play at recess did not differ, but…
Descriptors: Children, Christianity, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences
Taylor, Marjorie; Carlson, Stephanie M.; Maring, Bayta L.; Gerow, Lynn; Charley, Carolyn M. – Developmental Psychology, 2004
Past research with 152 preschoolers found that having an imaginary companion or impersonating an imaginary character was positively correlated with theory of mind performance. Three years later, 100 children from this study were retested to assess the developmental course of play with imaginary companions and impersonation of imaginary characters…
Descriptors: Play, Fantasy, Young Children, Imagination