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Download full textGordon, Gwen – American Journal of Play, 2014
In this article, the author synthesizes research from several disciplines to shed light on play's central role in healthy development. Gordon builds on research in attachment theory that correlates secure attachment in infancy with adult well-being to demonstrate how playfulness might be a lifelong outcome of secure attachment and a primary…
Descriptors: Play, Attachment Behavior, Infant Behavior, Well Being
