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

557 parents, predominantly mothers (94%), of 6-year-old preschoolers in Russia reported on their play beliefs, their child's requests for play, and their own childhood experiences. The data likely contains survey responses from the Parent Play Beliefs Scale (PPBS) and related family factor indicators. It was uploaded by Margarita Gavrilova in May 2026 under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze associations between parental Play Support beliefs and the frequency of child-initiated play based on survey scores.
• Investigate indirect relationships between parental demographics and child play indicators through parental beliefs.
• Explore links between parents' retrospective childhood experiences and their current play beliefs, such as unstructured home environments.

Strengths

• Survey data from 557 parents provides a substantial sample size for analysis.
• Includes specific demographic details: parent mean age of 37.0, child mean age of 6.0, and 46% girls.
• Focuses on a specific developmental context: children in preparatory preschool groups in Russia.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 62.8 KB file size suggests a very limited dataset, likely containing only summary statistics or a codebook.

Provenance

Source

Margarita Gavrilova

Collection Method

Survey data collected via the Parent Play Beliefs Scale (PPBS) and parent reports.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 04:37:14; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Russia (specifically, children attending preparatory preschool groups).