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. 2024 Nov 5;14:26843. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-78236-2

Table 1.

Sample characteristics and descriptive statistics on measures of playfulness.

Subsample 1 (N = 209) Subsample 2 (N = 89) Subsample 3 (N = 34)
Age, M (SD) 5.27 (0.75) 5.54 (0.89) 6.00 (0.99)
Sex, % boys 52.60% 48.30% 52.90%
Parental education
  Lower % NA 0.00% 3.00%
  Middle % NA 9.00% 12.10%
  Higher % NA 43.80% 20.30%
  University % NA 47.20% 54.50%
CSRP M (SD; range) 7.38 (2.35; 0–11) 7.20 (2.40; 0–11) 6.97 (2.18; 0–11)
CPS, M (SD; range) NA 47.72 (8.79; 28–69) 48.71 (9.69; 28–66)
ToP, M (SD; range) NA NA 47.32 (12.13; 25–64)

Note. Range represents the minimum and maximum score in the sample, M = mean, SD = standard deviation. CPS = Children’s Playfulness Scale, CSRP = Child Self-Report Playfulness questionnaire, ToP = Test of Playfulness, NA = Not Applicable.