Role of Gender Differences in Prosocial Behavior and Friendship Quality in School Children

Authors

  • Prof. Dr. Zafar Iqbal Bhatti Professor, Department of English, Minhaj University Lahore, Pakistan/ Postdoctoral Fellow 2024-2025 (IRI, IIU)
  • Adnan Arif PhD Scholar, Minhaj University Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords:

Adversarial Attacks, Punjabi Language Processing, NLP Vulnerabilities, Script Normalization, Diacritical Manipulation, Dual script Punjabi (Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi)

Abstract

The present research explored Prosocial Behavior and Friendship Quality in School Children. Any behavior that is regarded as being helpful without a need or expectation of anything in return falls under the broad category of helping behaviors termed Prosocial Behavior. Friendship quality is described how strong and stable a friendship is.  The present study was conducted on a sample of School Children to determine the gender related differences in terms of Prosocial Behavior and Friendship Quality in School Children. A total of 600 Schoolchildren were a part of the present study. The sample was collected from various Government and Private Schools of Lahore. School Prosocial Behavior Assessment Scale (SPBAS) and Friendship Quality Scale (FQS) were used in the present study. The results revealed strong positive correlations between Prosocial Behavior and Friendship Quality. Prosocial Behavior was also predicted by the Help and Closeness subscale of FQS. Differences were also observed in terms of Class, Age and Gender in terms of Prosocial Behavior and Friendship Quality.

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Published

2025-08-20

How to Cite

Prof. Dr. Zafar Iqbal Bhatti, & Adnan Arif. (2025). Role of Gender Differences in Prosocial Behavior and Friendship Quality in School Children. Review Journal of Social Psychology & Social Works, 3(3), 922–936. Retrieved from http://socialworksreview.com/index.php/Journal/article/view/371