Using the theory of affordances to understand environment-play transactions: Environmental taxonomy of outdoor play space features—a scoping review

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dc.contributor.authorMorgenthaler, Thomasen
dc.contributor.authorLynch, Helenen
dc.contributor.authorLoebach, Janeten
dc.contributor.authorPentland, Duncanen
dc.contributor.authorSchulze, Christinaen
dc.contributor.funderHorizon 2020en
dc.contributor.funderH2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actionsen
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-05T12:05:05Z
dc.date.available2024-06-05T12:05:05Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-28en
dc.description.abstractImportance: The transactions between the physical environment and children’s play have not been well studied. The theory of affordances provides a way to better understand how environmental characteristics offer opportunities for play occupation. Objective: To investigate the relationship between environmental characteristics of outdoor play spaces and children’s outdoor play and to develop an environmental taxonomy to support the analysis of play affordances in community play spaces. Data Sources: Peer-reviewed literature (1974–2023) was sourced from a previously published scoping review (Morgenthaler, Schulze, et al., 2023). The Academic Search Complete, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched using the keywords and synonyms of playground, environmental qualities, and children with and without disabilities. Study Selection and Data Collection: A secondary analysis of the previously published scoping review was conducted. Included studies were those that provided descriptions of physical environment–play activity transactions. Findings: A qualitative content analysis of 45 articles was conducted and used to form an environmental taxonomy. This taxonomy consisted of 14 space and object categories defined by their functional qualities and linked to play affordances. An array of 284 play occupations were identified in different forms. Play affordances of spaces and object categories and their functional environmental qualities were subsequently identified. Conclusions and Relevance: This study provides evidence to support the understanding of how the physical environment shapes children’s outdoor play occupations. Plain-Language Summary: The study authors developed the Environmental Taxonomy of Outdoor Play Space Features as a tool that occupational therapists can use to better understand and describe how the physical environment shapes opportunities for play. The tool could also be useful to justify environmental intervention in schools and public playgrounds to create spaces that support more play for a diversity of childrenen
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.articleid7804185120en
dc.identifier.citationMorgenthaler, T., Lynch, H., Loebach, J., Pentland, D. and Schulze, C. (2024) ‘Using the theory of affordances to understand environment–play transactions: Environmental taxonomy of outdoor play space features—a scoping review’, The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78(4), 7804185120. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2024.050606en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2024.050606en
dc.identifier.endpage14en
dc.identifier.issn0272-9490en
dc.identifier.issn1943-7676en
dc.identifier.issued4en
dc.identifier.journaltitleThe American Journal of Occupational Therapyen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/15987
dc.identifier.volume78en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAOTA American Occupational Therapy Associationen
dc.relation.ispartofThe American Journal of Occupational Therapyen
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020::MSCA-ITN-EJD/861257/EU/People, Place, Policy and Practice for Play/P4PLAYen
dc.rights© 2024 by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.en
dc.subjectChilden
dc.subjectTaxonomic classificationen
dc.subjectChildren and youthen
dc.subjectEnvironmental factorsen
dc.subjectEvaluation and assessmenten
dc.subjectHome and community settingsen
dc.subjectPlay, schoolsen
dc.subjectSchoolsen
dc.subjectEarly interventionen
dc.subjectCommunity education settingsen
dc.subjectScope of practiceen
dc.titleUsing the theory of affordances to understand environment-play transactions: Environmental taxonomy of outdoor play space features—a scoping reviewen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
oaire.citation.issue4en
oaire.citation.volume78en
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