Investigating the choice of friendship 5-6 year olds make based on certain variables

The purpose of this study was to investigate the choice of friendship 5-6 year olds attending preschool make based on variables of their choice of playmates, aggression, prosocial behaviour, and victimisation. For the study, teachers completed the Prosocial Behaviour and Aggression sub-scales of the Child Behaviour Scale and the Peer Victimisation Scale, based on their eight-month general observation of the children. The Picture Sociometry Scale was applied to children individually by the researchers. The Linear Regression Analysis technique was used to establish the predictive effect aggression, prosocial behaviour, victimisation, and choice of playmates had on the choice of friends. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd