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The Playful Advantage: How Playfulness Enhances Coping with Stress

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Magnuson, Cale D., Barnett, Lynn A.·2013·Leisure Sciences
DOI 10.1080/01490400.2013.761905
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Research on playfulness has long focused on children, while the study of its expression in adulthood has only recently been undertaken. This cross-sectional study investigated the interrelationship between playfulness in young adults, perceived stress, and styles of coping with 898 students from three universities. Findings revealed that playful individuals reported lower levels of perceived stress than their less playful counterparts, and more frequently utilized adaptive, stressor-focused coping strategies and were less likely to employ negative, avoidant, and escape-oriented strategies. The results suggested that playfulness serves a strong adaptive function with university students, providing them with specific cognitive resources from which they can manifest effective coping behaviors in the face of stressful situations. Speculation as to the role of playfulness in fostering resilience is encouraged, and further empirical research on the therapeutic benefits of playfulness should be undertaken from a causal perspective.

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  • Playfulness is a psychological resource that enables individuals to reinterpret challenging situations in less threatening ways, supporting emotional resilience and subjective well-being.

    “From a positive psychology perspective, playfulness is conceptualized as a psychological resource that enables individuals to reinterpret challenging situations in less threatening ways, thereby supporting emotional resilience and subjective well-being (Magnuson & Barnett, 2013;Proyer & Brauer, 2023;Rubinstein et al., 2025).”

    From Childhood and Adult Playfulness: Links with Well-Being and Interpersonal Relationships (2026) · cites this paper as Magnuson & Barnett, 2013

    In “Playfulness and Perceived Stress” (page unavailable), the paper suggests that playful adults may appraise stressful events as less threatening. “Playfulness and Coping” links playfulness to resilience and lower perceived stress. It does not establish an effect on subjective well-being, and its cross-sectional design does not support the claim’s causal wording. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Playful individuals may be better equipped to maintain well-being under stress.

    “Moreover, research has highlighted the role of playfulness in adverse circumstances, suggesting that playful individuals may be better equipped to maintain well-being under stress (Magnuson & Barnett, 2013).”

    From Childhood and Adult Playfulness: Links with Well-Being and Interpersonal Relationships (2026) · cites this paper as Magnuson & Barnett, 2013

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Magnuson, C. D., & Barnett, L. A.
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Barnett, Lynn A.
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Leisure Sciences
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Informa UK Limited
Published
2013-03
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35
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2
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129-144
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  • 0149-0400 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-0588
DOI
10.1080/01490400.2013.761905
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  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
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Keywords
playfulness, perceived stress, coping strategies, young adults, university students, adaptive coping, avoidance coping, resilience, cognitive resources

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