Table 6.

Peer Relationships age DIF analysis

Short form	Item stem	Age DIF (5–7 vs. 8–17)		Age DIF (8–12 vs. 13–17)
		X2 (df)	p	X2 (df)	p
SF	Other kids wanted to be with my child.	3.6 (4)	0.46	7.0 (4)	0.14
	My child felt good about his/her friendships.	2.0 (4)	0.74	4.2 (4)	0.38
	My child was able to have fun with his/her friends.	3.1 (4)	0.54	2.6 (4)	0.63
SF	Other kids wanted to talk to my child.	8.2 (5)	0.14	7.1 (5)	0.22
SF	My child was good at making friends.	2.2 (4)	0.70	5.0 (4)	0.29
SF	My child felt accepted by other kids his/her age.	2.8 (5)	0.17	7.8 (5)	0.17
SF	My child and his/her friends helped each other out.	1.2 (5)	0.95	5.1 (5)	0.40
	My child was a good friend.	3.2 (4)	0.53	3.4 (4)	0.49
	My child shared with other kids (food, games, pens, etc.).	5.2 (5)	0.39	1.1 (5)	0.96
SF	My child was able to count on his/her friends.	**	**	**	**
	My child liked being around other kids his/her age.	**	**	**	**
SF	My child was able to talk about everything with his/her friends.	**	**	**	**
	My child spent time with his/her friends.	**	**	**	**
	My child played alone and kept to himself/herself.	**	**	**	**
	DIF items
SF	Other kids wanted to be my child's friend. *	30.1 (3)	0.00	3.0 (3)	0.39

^*Items that exhibited statistical DIF that were retained with caution.

^**Form 4 items are not included due to insufficient sample size.