The impact of early institutional care on emotion regulation: Studying the play narratives of post-institutionalized and early adopted children
Vorria, P., Papaligoura, Z., Sarafidou, J., Kopakaki, M., Dunn, J., van IJzendoorn, M.H., Kontopoulou, A.
· 2006
★ NIFPlay Rating: 4
Rating Scale
10 Rigorous play-specific science
6–9 General biological science
5 Sound play research (uncontrolled)
1–4 Less rigorous / indirect
0 Indirect but high value
Uses play narrative assessment to examine emotion regulation in children who experienced early institutional care, finding lasting effects on how children represent emotional themes in play.
