Children’s Perceptions of Their Play: Scale Development and Validation

Table 3

Zero-order correlations^1,2 between CPTP subscale and total scores and construct validity measures for public school children.

Validity measures	Children’s perceptions of their play (CPTP) subscales
	“Child’s Choice”	“Social Play”	“Planned Activities”	“Engagement”	“Active Play”	“Free Time”	Total CPTP
Total time playing	93***	89***	79***	94***	89***	92***	92***
Play time in gym	95***	91***	70***	95***	83***	88***	94***
Play time on playground	92***	88***	84***	94***	96***	91***	91***
Positive affect	94***	91***	86***	92***	81***	89***	90***
Depression	−72***	−89***	−61***	−88***	−21***	−77***	−71***
Anxiety	−83***	−88***	−74***	−90***	−39***	−89***	−79***
Shyness	−77***	−83***	−77***	−92***	−66***	−20***	−70***

1Decimals omitted, ²𝑁=605, and ^∗∗∗𝑃<.001.