@article{ref1,
title="The relation between the length of play period and the frequency of reported conflicts by preschool children",
journal="Education and treatment of children",
year="1992",
author="Boisen, Melissa A.",
volume="15",
number="4",
pages="310-319",
abstract="The relation between the length of play period and the frequency of reported conflicts by preschool children was investigated. Children reported 234 conflicts and included statements such as &quot;He pinched me&quot; and &quot;She won't share the blocks.&quot; The study encompassed 64 days of data collection and was conducted in the natural setting of a day care center. The participants were 23 children, 2½ to 5 years of age. The study compared the rate of reported conflicts for the class of 23 children during 30 minutes of a 60-minute play period, and during a 30-minute period broken into two 15-minute play periods. The study used an ABA'B design. When the 30-minute play periods were scheduled, the mean numbers of reported conflicts were 4.0 and 6.9, respectively. When two 15-minute play periods were scheduled, the mean numbers of reported conflicts decreased to 1.8 and 1.37, respectively.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-8491",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}