Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 4 · Licensed source edition
Parental perceptions of risky play and preschooler’s motor creativity: mastery motivation as mediator and gender as moderator
Originally published 2026-05-29 · Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers Media SA · DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1856120 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Independence
How does my response to challenging play make room for my child to invent a movement?
This article examines parental perceptions of risky play and preschoolers’ opportunities for creative movement. Here independence concerns permission to take an actual journey or play without direct supervision, within the conditions of a particular place.
Who was studied?
Children aged 48–72 months at Turkish public preschools and data on parental perceptions.
Age / stage: Ages 4–6
Read with three questions
- What does the article establish about parental perceptions of risky play and preschoolers’ opportunities for creative movement?
- Whose perspective was recorded, and what might an independent observer have described differently?
- How closely does the population described here match the family or setting you have in mind? The population to compare is children aged 48–72 months at Turkish public preschools and data on parental perceptions.
Keep the limits in view
The measures reflect what respondents reported. Associations alone cannot distinguish the direction of influence or exclude other explanations.
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Nezahat Hamiden Karaca; Ali İbrahim Can Gözüm; Ümit Ünsal Kaya; Halil Uzun; Şermin Metin (2026). Parental perceptions of risky play and preschooler’s motor creativity: mastery motivation as mediator and gender as moderator Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1856120
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