The YOUth study: Rationale, design, and study procedures

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Jacobine E. Buizer-Voskamp¹  Caroline M.M. Junge²  Juliëtte J.M. van der Wal²  Elizabeth E.L. Buimer³  Pascal Pas⁴  Rachel M. Brouwer⁵  René C.W. Mandl⁵  Jorg Huijding⁶  Matthijs Vink⁶  Maria E.W.A. Albers⁷  N. Charlotte Onland-Moret⁸  Roy S. Hessels⁹  Roel de Heus⁹  Chantal Kemner⁹  Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol⁹ 

[1] Corresponding author at: Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Huispostnr. STR 6.131, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, the Netherlands.;Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands;Division of Biomedical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands;Dept. Clinical Child and Family Studies, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Utrecht Univerity, Utrecht, the Netherlands;Division of Woman and Baby, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands;Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands;Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands;Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands;UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands;

关键词: Mental health;    Cognitive development;    Social competence;    Self-regulation;    Longitudinal cohorts study;    Birth cohort;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Behavioral development in children shows large inter-individual variation, and is driven by the interplay between biological, psychological, and environmental processes. However, there is still little insight into how these processes interact. The YOUth cohort specifically focuses on two core characteristics of behavioral development: social competence and self-regulation. Social competence refers to the ability to engage in meaningful interactions with others, whereas self-regulation is the ability to control one’s emotions, behavior, and impulses, to balance between reactivity and control of the reaction, and to adjust to the prevailing environment. YOUth is an accelerated population-based longitudinal cohort study with repeated measurements, centering on two groups: YOUth Baby & Child and YOUth Child & Adolescent. YOUth Baby & Child aims to include 3,000 pregnant women, their partners and children, wheras YOUth Child & Adolescent aims to include 2,000 children aged between 8 and 10 years old and their parents. All participants will be followed for at least 6 years, and potentially longer.In this paper we describe in detail the design of this study, the population included, the determinants, intermediate neurocognitive measures and outcomes included in the study. Furthermore, we describe in detail the procedures of inclusion, informed consent, and study participation.

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