The data (available in the SPSS file called "P3_Parents_n_Play.sav") is from a fictitious study on time spent playing away from parent/caregiver for securely-attached children in their first year of kindergarten (around age 4). Each participant line is a family unit, with two-parent/caregivers (the primary and secondary caregiver) and a child that has recently begun attending school. After registering for the study, a trained-impartial observer recorded the child's time spent playing away from the caregiver at different locations (home, public, school, preschool care, drop-in playgroup). The dependent variable was the duration of play away from the caregiver (playtime in minutes). Caregivers with securely-attached children were invited to participate in the second phase of a research study looking at children's attachment with primary and secondary caregivers. A caregiver is considered to be the primary caregiver if they spend more time engaged with the child in daily care routines (i.e., feeding, bathing, taking children to appointments, etc.). A secondary caregiver still participates in some or all these daily routines but not to the same degree. Previous research has found that securely-attached children will consider the primary caregiver as a secure-base, will explore the environment and check back with the primary caregiver at regular intervals. In novel environments, securely-attached children will check back with their primary caregivers more frequently than in more familiar settings. Interestingly, children who are securely attached to their secondary-caregivers do not consider them to be a secure-base except in novel environments. Secure-attachment with the secondary caregiver occurs from the ongoing interactions children have with these caregivers. Theory suggests securely-attached children seek out these interactions with their secondary caregivers. Previous research has historically focussed on the mother as the primary caregiver and the father as the secondary caregiver. This could result in potential gender differences in how children interact with their parental units and limits the research to traditional mother-father households. This (fictitious) research attempts to extend previous research by including more modern two caregiver household formats.

A) Introduction: In a few sentences, introduce the nature of the dataset (in your own words). Indicate the main purpose of the study (in broad terms). You must begin with high-level concepts and then tie them firmly and clearly to what is being examined in the analyses of this project. State your research hypothesis (this should be a question that can be answered through an RM ANOVA contrasts analysis). Your research hypothesis should be stated in plain English (rather than statistical terms). A strong Introduction will have the required elements but will also be focussed and concise.

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