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In everyday life, you can often see children letting their imaginations run wild and slipping into a wide variety of roles. But how is this everyday phenomenon of role play viewed in research? Many researchers suspect a connection between role play and social skills. You can find out whether these assumptions are confirmed or not in our video. This film was created by students as part of the master's seminar "Relationships in Childhood" in the fall semester of 2020. Authors: Julia, Lisa, Livia, Marina This video was uploaded by the little world explorers. We share videos on developmental psychology research, be it our own (Developmental Psychology: Infancy and Childhood at the University of Zurich) or that of others. Enjoy watching! Contact Website: www.kleineweltentdecker.ch Email: [email protected] Facebook: kleine.weltentdecker Twitter: @kweltentdecker NEW Discover your child's world: http://weltentdeckerapp.ch With the digital development diary kleineWeltentdecker app, you can accompany your child as they discover the world. Studies from the video: Fung, WK, & Cheng, RWY (2017). Effect of school pretend play on preschoolers' social competence in peer interactions: Gender as a potential moderator. Early Childhood Education Journal, 45(1), 35-42. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1007/s... Goldstein, TR, & Lerner, MD (2018). Dramatic pretend play games uniquely improve emotional control in young children. Developmental Science, 21(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12603 Lindsey, EW, & Colwell, MJ (2013). Pretend and physical play: Links to preschoolers' affective social competence. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 59(3), 330- 360. https://doi.org/10.13110/merrpalmquar... Lillard, AS (1993). Pretend play skills and the child's theory of mind. Child Development, 64, 348–371. https://doi.org/10.2307/1131255 Lillard, AS, Lerner, MD, Hopkins, EJ, Dore, RA, Smith, ED, & Palmquist, CM (2013). The impact of pretend play on children's development: a review of the evidence. Psychological Bulletin, 139(1), 1- 34. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029321 Veiga, G., de Leng, W., Cachucho, R., Ketelaar, L., Kok, JN, Knobbe, A. & Rieffe, C (2017). Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess. Infant and Child Development, 26(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.1957