Amigos Imaginários: Contribuições para o Desenvolvimento Infantil
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Amigo imaginário, Brincar de faz de conta, CriançasResumo
A criação de amigos imaginários é uma manifestação de faz de conta comum na infância, que tem sido pouco explorada na literatura psicológica. A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo investigar a relação entre esse fenômeno e o desenvolvimento da linguagem e da cognição social. Quarenta crianças entre 6 e 7 anos (18 com amigos imaginários e 22 sem) foram avaliadas por medidas de teoria da mente, compreensão emocional e vocabulário, bem como entrevistas para explorar o engajamento em fantasia. Uma entrevista sobre as experiências de fantasia da criança foi feita com 11 pais/responsáveis. Os resultados sugerem que o fenômeno se associa a um vocabulário receptivo mais desenvolvido e não é indicativo de déficits em desenvolvimento sociocognitivo.
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