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Table 4 Differential item functioning (DIF) statistics for graded items (N = 386)

From: Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS): measurement invariance across genders and item response theory examination

Item numbers in:

Group 1 (Men)

Group 2 (Women)

Total X2

df

p

X2a

df

p

X2c|a

df

p

1

1

5.8

5

0.3245

0.3

1

0.5767

5.5

4

0.2396

2

2

6.0

5

0.3077

0.9

1

0.3442

5.1

4

0.2783

3

3

7.3

5

0.1961

0.4

1

0.5370

7.0

4

0.1378

4

4

5.5

5

0.3551

2.2

1

0.1416

3.4

4

0.4993

5

5

24.7

5

0.0002

0.1

1

0.8010

24.7

4

0.0001

6

6

5.1

5

0.4035

1.0

1

0.3260

4.1

4

0.3879

7

7

3.1

5

0.6832

1.2

1

0.2712

1.9

4

0.7548

8

8

8.3

5

0.1393

0.5

1

0.4607

7.8

4

0.1001

9

9

7.9

5

0.1603

0.1

1

0.7383

7.8

4

0.0986

10

10

11.2

5

0.0482

1.7

1

0.1982

9.5

4

0.0497

11

11

2.1

5

0.8329

1.4

1

0.2457

0.8

4

0.9431

12

12

9.0

5

0.1101

2.6

1

0.1090

6.4

4

0.1719

13

13

8.8

5

0.1185

0.5

1

0.4741

8.3

4

0.0826

14

14

6.8

5

0.2343

1.1

1

0.2918

5.7

4

0.2220