Prosocial Behavior in Competitive Games: A Study Of Gender-Differences at Primary School Age

摘要: An increased interest in children’s interaction strategies can be observed recent developmental research. In particular, behavioral patterns employed by children while interacting with peers competitive contexts have received a great deal of attention. The purposes this study are to investigate the ability primary school-age maintain their relationships and respect rules context, examine gender-differences ability, verify whether relates produce realistic estimations own skills. was conducted 98 between ages 7 8 years (i.e., 48 girls 50 boys). To assess others pair competition test devised. For evaluation offer estimation abilities, were required perform task involving motor Before each performance asked predict efficacy. results show that boys do not so much differ predisposition for or prosocial behavior, but rather range use these types behavior. While seem succeed reconciling behaviors directed at realizing personal success consideration needs companion-suggesting more social interactive approach, larger individual, variability approach situations such as play.