Infants' visual sustained attention is higher during joint play than solo play
Yu, C., Smith, L.B.
· 2016
★ NIFPlay Rating: 6
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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
Controlled study demonstrating that infants maintain significantly longer sustained visual attention during joint play with a partner than during solo object exploration.