Abstract
A new scale, the Environmental Support for Fantasy Scale (ESFS) was developed to assess factors within the home environment which correlate with measures of children's fantasy. The sample consisted of forty preschool children and their parents. Three scales were derived from the ESFS; a measure of parental attitude, parental control, and environmental fantasy stimulation. A significant first root canonical correlation was found between the three scales of the ESFS and three measures of children's imagination. Parents who provided a role model, were supportive of their children's fantasies, exerted less control over their children's time and activities, and used learning approaches to discipline had children who were more frequent and fanciful fantasizers.
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