THE CONTRIBUTION OF PLAY FIGHTING TO THE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN
Play fighting is a form of behavior in which partners compete with each other to gain an advantage. Behavior during play fighting largely resembles the behavior in a real fight, where partners encounter, push and pull down onto the ground, trying to get into a position whereby to control or to domin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Editura Universităţii din Oradea
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Analele Universităţii din Oradea: Fascicula Educaţie Fizică şi Sport |
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| Online Access: | http://www.fefsoradea.ro/Fascicula_Educatie_Fizica_si_Sport/2016/4.FEFS_2016_Trifa.pdf |
| Summary: | Play fighting is a form of behavior in which partners compete with each other to gain an advantage. Behavior during play fighting largely resembles the behavior in a real fight, where partners encounter, push and pull down onto the ground, trying to get into a position whereby to control or to dominate the opponent. In the play, unlike the fight, movements are exaggerated and performed at a lower intensity, muscles being somewhat less tensed, and certain actions that can cause injury to the partner are inhibited or modified, while
offensive-defensive roles will be reversed quite frequently. Play fighting can be considered a type of evolutionary adaptation designed to facilitate those experiences that will shape the cognitive and emotional development necessary for living in social communities. Research undertaken on different mammal species shows that play fighting offers many opportunities for expression and decoding emotions, improves emotional regulation and contributes to the development of coping mechanisms. |
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| ISSN: | 2286-2870 1224-5100 |