| Izvleček: | <p>It is well documented that both play and social competence serve an important
role in promoting the development of young children. The relationship between play
and social competence is well established. However, methodological approaches in
research to date has been limited to observational data combined with parent reports
or teacher reports, or questionnaire reports exclusively. Therefore, the current study
aimed to investigate the relationship between play and social competence employing
a multimethod and multisource approach. Measures of play ability were obtained
from observations and teachers. Measures of social competence were obtained from
parents and teachers. Results revealed that despite being somewhat related to
teacher-reported play, observed play did not predict social competence. Results also
showed that teacher-reported play did predict social competence. It was concluded
that there was evidence supporting the predictive relationship between play and
social competence. However, further research would be required to investigate the
predictability of observed play.</p>
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