Pro-social behavior of hosteller and non-hosteller boys and girls (8–12 yrs)

To study the pro-social behavior among children (8–12 yrs) a purposive sample of 60 hostellers and 60 non- hostellers from three schools of jaipur and Banasthali districts were assessed. A scale on pro-social behavoor was prepared which comprised of 20 situations under four major categories, each category consisted of 5 situations. Mean, standard deviation, t-value s calculated to determine significant difference between both the groups (hostellers and non hostellers). Findings indicated no significant difference between the pro-social behavior of hostellers and non- hostellers in general. Sex differences were found in pro-social behavior indicating that hosteller girls are more matured and scored higher on pro-social behavior scale than hosteller boys. No significant differences were found in level of pro-social behavior among non -hosteller boys and non hosteller girls.