%0 Journal Article
%T Elementary school children's rough-and-tumble play
%J Early childhood research quarterly
%D 1989
%A Pellegrini, A.D.
%V 4
%N 2
%P 245-260
%X The intent of this study was to describe elementary school children's rough-and-tumble play (R&amp;T) vis-à-vis aggression, and to provide exploratory data on the functional significance of R&amp;T. Children in grades K, 2, and 4 were observed during their playground school recess periods. Results suggested that the incidence of R&amp;T varied according to the sex of the child and playground location; it accounted for 11% of children's play behaviors. Aggression rarely occurred (0.3%) and did not vary by age, sex, or playground location. These descriptive results are discussed in terms of providing ecologically valid data on children's R&amp;T vis-à-vis aggression. R&amp;T was also found to lead to games-with-rules and to be positively correlated, for boys, with measures of social competence. These functional results are discussed in terms of the social skills function of R&amp;T.<p />
%G 
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0885-2006
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0885-2006(89)80006-7