How does playfulness (re)frame the world? Evidence for selective cognitive and behavioral redirecting in times of adversity

IntroductionDo playful people perceive, approach, and respond to their environment and life events differently than less playful individuals? While playfulness has been theorized to affect how individuals frame or reframe situations, this widely accepted premise lacks theoretical specification and e...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Xiangyou Shen, Zoe Crawley
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-02-01
Subjects:	adult playfulness playful reframing lemonading resilient coping cognitive and behavioral redirecting experiential quality
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1462980/full