LifeCourse A Melbourne Children's Research Initiative

Domain

Peer relationships

These measures have been identified as commonly used measures within the LifeCourse cohorts. These measures were identified to encourage potential opportunities for data harmonisation. The descriptions provided are intended to give cohort custodians and data users some common criteria to assess a survey for appropriateness to use in their own studies. It is not intended to mandate the use of any measure, or provide a comprehensive understanding of these measures.

This information was collated by the LifeCourse team from scoring manuals and documentation, publications, and official measure websites. To read about this process in more detail, access our report.

Common measures
Appears in

Measure	No. of cohorts using measure	Cost and accessibility	Time to complete	Key reference/s and measure information	Reference frame	Constructs assessed by measure	Age range
CCC-2: Children’s Communication Checklist - Second Edition	3	$119.90 per 25 units	5-15 minutes	Bishop, D. V. M. (2003). The Children's Communication Checklist - 2. London: The Psychological Corporation https://www.pearsonclinical.com.au/products/view/80 Norbury, C. F., & Bishop, D. V. (2005). Children’s Communication Checklist-2: a validation study. Travaux neuchâtelois de linguistique, (42), 53-63. DOI: 10.26034/tranel.2005.2625	Parent responses indicate reference frame, ranging from less than once a week (or never) to several times/ a day (or always)	Cognitive functions Communication skills Peer relationship Communication skills Comprehension Speech Vocabulary	Parent report, index child aged 4-16 years
SDQ: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire	17	MCRI has a site-wide license, with a usage charge. Find out more here. This measure has been pre-programmed into REDCap. MCRI researchers can find out more here.	5-10 minutes	Goodman, R. (1997). The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: a research note. J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 38(5): 581-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01545.x Hawes, D.J. and Dadds, M.R. (2004). Australian data and psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 38(8): 644-51. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2004.01427.x https://www.sdqinfo.org/ A database of SDQ publications is available here.	Last six months, or this school year	Conduct disorder Emotional problems Hyperactive behaviour Psychosocial functioning Peer relationship Prosocial behaviour Psychosocial functioning	Parent or teacher report (2-17 years) Self-report (11-17 years)
SSIS: Social Skills Improvement System	3	$47-84 per quantity of 25, price varies depending on format of materials and target age range	10-25 minutes per form	Gresham, F. and Elliott, S. N. (2008). Social skills improvement system (SSIS) rating scales. Bloomington, MN: Pearson Assessments	Current state	Educational achievement Hyperactive behaviour Pervasive developmental disorder Problem behaviour Social behaviour Communication skills Pervasive developmental disorder Bullying Communication skills	Versions for parent, teacher and student (ages 8-18 only) report 3-18 years