Parental Play Beliefs and Preschooler Play Requests in Russia, 557 Parents

Survey data from 557 parents in Russia examines associations between parental play beliefs, family socio-demographics, and parent-reported indicators of parent-child play. The dataset includes responses to the Parent Play Beliefs Scale (PPBS), frequency and duration of child's play requests, and parental retrospective childhood experiences. It was authored by Margarita Gavrilova and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between parental Play Support beliefs and the frequency of child's play requests based on survey responses.
• Investigate indirect associations between parental age/education and play indicators through parental beliefs as suggested by the analysis.
• Explore correlations between parental retrospective childhood experiences, such as frequent moving, and their current play beliefs.
• Model predictors of parent-child play duration based on family socio-demographic characteristics mentioned in the study.

Strengths

• Includes data from 557 parents, providing a substantive sample size for analysis.
• Measures specific constructs like Parent Play Beliefs Scale (PPBS) scores, frequency of requests, and play duration.
• Focuses on a defined population: parents of children in preparatory preschool groups in Russia, with child age M=6.0.
• Released under the permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data reflects a specific geographic and cultural context (Russia), which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Survey data collected via parent questionnaires, including the Parent Play Beliefs Scale (PPBS).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 04:37:15; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Russia (parents of children attending preparatory preschool groups)