Children’s Perceptions of Their Imaginary Companions and the Purposes They Serve: An Exploratory Study in the United Kingdom  

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Majors, Karen

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Childhood: A Journal of Global Child Research vol. 20 no. 04 (Nov. 2013), page 550-565.
Topik: Imaginary Companions; Imaginary Friends; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis; Qualitative Research

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: C43 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Imaginary companions of school age children are a relatively unexplored phenomenon. This article reports on a qualitative study carried out in the UK investigating British children’s perceptions of their imaginary companions. Eight children aged between 5 and 11 years were interviewed. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to explore individual and cross-case themes. It was found that imaginary companions provided friendship, playmates and entertainment, enabling children to overcome times of boredom and loneliness. They appeared to provide a level of wish fulfilment for some children. Children’s interactions with their imaginary companions provided support when there were problem situations in the children’s lives.

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