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Concurrent and longitudinal links between children's and their friends’ antisocial and prosocial behavior in preschool |
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| Authors: | Areana R Eivers Mara Brendgen |
| Institution: | a Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1094, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway b School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus, Victoria Park Rd., Kelvin Grove, Qld. 4059, Australia c Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888 succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3P8 d University of Montreal, Groupe de recherche sur l’inadaptation psychosociale chez l’enfant (GRIP), 3050 blvd. Edouard Montpetit, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3T 1J7 |
| Abstract: | Concurrent and longitudinal links between children's own and their nominated best friends’ antisocial and prosocial behavior were studied in a normative sample of 3-5-year-olds (N = 203). Moderating effects of age and gender were also explored. Subscales of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) were used to obtain teacher ratings of behavior for each target child and his/her nominated best friends. Nomination of best friends with higher levels of antisocial behavior and lower levels of prosocial behavior was concurrently linked to more antisocial behavior in boys. Nomination of highly prosocial best friends was concurrently linked to more prosocial behavior in both boys and girls. However, the study found no longitudinal effects of best friends’ behavior on target child's behavior over a one-year period. A group of children who nominated no best friends at T1 were generally perceived as less prosocial, but not more antisocial, than other children. |
| Keywords: | Early childhood Peer influence Social adjustment Friendship |
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