Children's imaginary companions and the purposes they serve : an interpretative phenomenological analysis

The aims of this research were to explore the characteristics and purposes served by imaginary companions (ICs) featuring in the lives of children from a normative sample, as this has rarely been investigated. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with two samples. The first study comprised of...

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Main Author: Majors, Karen
Published: University College London (University of London) 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.534474