The nature of playfulness in young adults

By L. Barnett. 2007

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Literature and Literary Theory, Sociology and Political Science

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The well-being of playful adults: Adult playfulness, subjective well-being, physical well-being, and the pursuit of enjoyable activities (2013, background): “Based on broader descriptions of the playfulness trait (e.g., Barnett 1990, 1991ab, 2007; Glynn & Webster 1992; Lieberman 1977; Proyer 2012a) one might assume that greater playfulness relates to greater levels of activity (e.g., exploratory behaviour, more frequent time spent in the nature, etc.).”
Development and initial assessment of a short measure for adult playfulness: The SMAP (2012, methodology): “Based on earlier work on personality characteristics of playful adults (e.g., Barnett, 2007; McGhee, 1999; Proyer, in press, 2012), it is expected that those higher in playfulness show a higher preference for and lower aversiveness of the unstructured workplace than those lower in playfulness.”
Young children’s emotional stress reactions during the COVID-19 outbreak and their associations with parental emotion regulation and parental playfulness (2020, background): “The term ‘playfulness’ refers to a specific state of mind that has been defined as ‘[…] the predisposition to frame (or reframe) a situation in such a way as to provide ones-self (and possibly others) with amusement, humor, and/or entertainment’ (Barnett, 2007, p. 955).”
Gamified Information Presentation and Consumer Adoption of Product Innovations (2017, background): “…affects how consumers respond to the presentation of a product innovation because playfulness stimulates flexibility and spontaneity (Aroean 2012; Barnett 2007) and increases individuals’ interest in exploring new things (e.g., novel technologies; Hoffman and Novak 1996, 2009; Webster, Trevino,…”
A new structural model for the study of adult playfulness: Assessment and exploration of an understudied individual differences variable (2017, methodology): “…α = 0.72, Intellectual: α = 0.61; Whimsical: α = 0.74), the Short Measure of Adult Playfulness (SMAP; Proyer, 2012a,b,c; α = 0.85), and the Playfulness Scale for Young Adults (PSYA; Barnett, 2007; Gregarious: α = 0.71; Uninhibited: α = 0.71; Comedic: α = 0.68; Dynamic: α = 0.62) were used.”
Examining playfulness in adults: Testing its correlates with personality, positive psychological functioning, goal aspirations, and multi-methodically assessed ingenuity (2012, unknown): “Among the indicators of playfulness in young adults, Barnett (2007) lists cheerful and happy.”
Gameful Experience in Gamification: Construction and Validation of a Gameful Experience Scale [GAMEX] (2018, methodology): “And (6) playfulness (Barnett 2007).”
Play at Work: An Integrative Review and Agenda for Future Research (2018, background): “Empirical research has shown that playful individuals are more likely to engage in behaviors such as “joking, teasing, clowning, and acting silly” (Barnett, 2007: 955).”
Job crafting and playful work design: Links with performance during busy and quiet days (2020, methodology): “Such playful activities may increase intrinsic motivation and creativity (Amabile et al., 1994; Scharp et al., 2019), build social resources (Sandelands, 2010), and stimulate cooperative problem solving and energetic performance (Barnett, 2007).”
The virtuousness of adult playfulness: the relation of playfulness with strengths of character (2011, background): “Barnett (2007) suggested as a definition: “Playfulness is the predisposition to frame (or reframe) a situation in such a way as to provide oneself (and possibly others) with amusement, humor, and/or entertainment.”
Experiential value in branding food tourism (2017, background): “Barnett (2007) defined playfulness as ʻthe predisposition to frame (or reframe) a situation in such a way as to provide oneself (and possibly others) with amusement, humor, and/or entertainmentʼ (p. 955).”
The Playful Advantage: How Playfulness Enhances Coping with Stress (2013, methodology): “Playful university students are characterized as being active and energetic (Barnett, 2007), and it has been shown that physically active individuals experience lower levels of perceived stress (Aldana et al.”