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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"imaginary companions"”.
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'No-body' is my friend: Cultural considerations of young children's 'imaginary companions'
… alike. Relationships, and understandings of companionship, can take multiple forms. Our understandings of what these relationships may look like are frequently informed by complex social and cultural constructs; therefore, seeking to apply a one-size-fits-all interpretation is theoretically …
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The nature, function and development of imaginary friendships
… the relationship that some children have with an imaginary companion.<br/><br/>BACKGROUND: The focus of much recent research on imaginary companions has been on comparing children who do and do not have one. Studies that gain a deeper insight into these relationships by detailing them in a more …
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Imaginary Friends: Engaging the Unconscious Mind through Picture Books
<p>“Imaginary Friends” investigates the potential of the ‘imaginary friend’ as a narrative device in picture book storytelling. By combining the research of Marjorie Taylor on ‘imaginary companions’ and Lois Rostow Kuznets on ‘toy animals’ in literature, I seek to give form to the concept of the …
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Imaginary companionship and adult memory narratives: an interpretive phenomenological analysis
… study has been to understand the experience of imaginary companionship through the memory narratives of adults. Following a mid-century lull in research on imaginary companions, contemporary studies have focused primarily on childhood populations. Using correlational methods to draw inference …
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Does Having an Imaginary Companion Relate to Children’s Understanding of Self and Others?
Imaginary companions (ICs) have been discussed in psychological literature for centuries. Over the last decade, researchers have begun investigating how having an IC relates to children’s development, but they have focused on a narrow range of social-cognitive abilities. This thesis expands upon …