The Similarity of Social Behavior between Primary School Children and Their Friends: Differences in the Behavior Type

The current study investigated the similarity of social behavior between primary school children and their friends. A total of 360 primary school children were administered measurement of social behavior by peer nomination. The results of correlation analysis and regression analysis showed that 1) Primary school children’s pro-social behaviors were significantly positive correlated with their friends’ pro-social behaviors after controlled the variable of gender, but their aggressive behavior was not significantly correlated with their friends. 2) The subsequent results of regression analysis respectively control the variable of gender and age also fully proves this point. The results indicated that the similarity of social behavior between primary school children and their friends were moderated by the type of social behavior.