Making secret hiding places : an occupation of childhood

Wenger, Ines; Kantartzis, Sarah; Lynch, Helen; Schulze, Christina; Jackson, Jeanne

doi:10.1080/14427591.2023.2240815

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28613

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Making secret hiding places : an occupation of childhood
Authors:	Wenger, Ines Kantartzis, Sarah Lynch, Helen Schulze, Christina Jackson, Jeanne
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1080/14427591.2023.2240815 10.21256/zhaw-28613
Published in:	Journal of Occupational Science
Issue Date:	31-Aug-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	1442-7591 2158-1576
Language:	English
Subjects:	Children; Play; Place-making; Place attachment; Occupational Science
Subject (DDC):	302: Social interaction 610: Medicine and health
Abstract:	Place-making refers to the emotional attachment people have to a place and has been adopted as a concept in occupational science. In this paper, Relph’s perspective on place-making is associated with how place-making has been discussed in occupational science. Relph’s viewpoint serves as a basis for understanding secret hiding places from children’s perspectives. During data collection for a study investigating children’s perceptions of inclusive playgrounds (Wenger et al., Citation2021), secret hiding places were a recurring topic. This paper aims to explore secret hiding places from the children’s perspective, with a special focus on place-making. To accomplish this, a literature review was undertaken and findings combined with data from two previously conducted studies using qualitative content analysis. From the analysis three categories were developed describing the making of secret hiding places, the purpose of secret hiding places, and play occupations that children do in secret hiding places. The findings suggest that place-making can be seen as an occupation of childhood, related to the physical construction of the secret hiding place itself and the formation of attachment to the place through occupations that are shaped by social interactions and result in meaningful experiences.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28613
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER)
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	P4Play – europäisches Doktoratsprogramm zur Förderung des kindlichen Spiels
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Gesundheit

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Wenger, I., Kantartzis, S., Lynch, H., Schulze, C., & Jackson, J. (2023). Making secret hiding places : an occupation of childhood. Journal of Occupational Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2023.2240815

Wenger, I. et al. (2023) ‘Making secret hiding places : an occupation of childhood’, Journal of Occupational Science [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2023.2240815.

I. Wenger, S. Kantartzis, H. Lynch, C. Schulze, and J. Jackson, “Making secret hiding places : an occupation of childhood,” Journal of Occupational Science, Aug. 2023, doi: 10.1080/14427591.2023.2240815.

WENGER, Ines, Sarah KANTARTZIS, Helen LYNCH, Christina SCHULZE und Jeanne JACKSON, 2023. Making secret hiding places : an occupation of childhood. Journal of Occupational Science. 31 August 2023. DOI 10.1080/14427591.2023.2240815

Wenger, Ines, Sarah Kantartzis, Helen Lynch, Christina Schulze, and Jeanne Jackson. 2023. “Making Secret Hiding Places : An Occupation of Childhood.” Journal of Occupational Science, August. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2023.2240815.

Wenger, Ines, et al. “Making Secret Hiding Places : An Occupation of Childhood.” Journal of Occupational Science, Aug. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2023.2240815.