LifeCourse A Melbourne Children's Research Initiative

ATPG3: Mental health and behaviour problems

Relevant LifeCourse Constructs	Year	2012-2019	2014-2019	2012-2020	2015-Ongoing	2021-Ongoing
	Wave	1	2	3	4	5
	Age	32-40 weeks gestation	8-12 weeks	12-18 months	4-6 years	9-11 years
	N	737	555	1086	in progress	in progress
Aggressive behaviour						P:PrBQ ^P Total: 36 P:PrBQ ^I ¹ Total: 953	P:PrBQ ^I Total: 311
Antisocial behaviour							P:ATP-SF ^I Total: 517
Anxiety			P:DASS21 ^P Total: 730		P:DASS21 ^P Total: 1252	P:PrBQ ^P Total: 36 P:PrBQ ^I ¹ Total: 953 P:DASS21 ^P Total: 1550	P:PrBQ ^I Total: 311 P:DASS21 ^P Total: 521
Attachment behaviour			P:MFAS ^P Total: 730 P:MAAS ^P Total: 94		P:MPAS ^P Total: 1253 P:SSP ^I Total: 314 P:MBQS ^I Total: 314	P:MPAS ^P Total: 913 P:SSP ^I Total: 368 P:MBQS ^I Total: 368
Conduct disorder						P:SDQ ^P Total: 21	P:SDQ ^P Total: 208
Defiant behaviour					P:BITSEA ^I Total: 1072
Delinquent behaviour							P:ATP-SF ^I Total: 517
Depression			P:EPDS ^P Total: 730 P:DASS21 ^P Total: 730	P:EPDS ^P Total: 554	P:EPDS ^P Total: 1151 P:DASS21 ^P Total: 1252	P:PrBQ ^P Total: 36 P:PrBQ ^I ¹ Total: 953 P:DASS21 ^P Total: 1550	P:PrBQ ^I Total: 311 P:DASS21 ^P Total: 521
Emotional adjustment					P:BITSEA ^I Total: 1072		P:BRIEF-2 ^I Total: 310
Emotional problems					P:BITSEA ^I Total: 1072	P:SDQ ^P Total: 21	P:SDQ ^P Total: 208
Fussy infant					P:STST ^I Total: 1073
Hyperactive behaviour					P:STST ^I Total: 1073	P:PrBQ ^P Total: 36 P:PrBQ ^I ¹ Total: 953 P:SDQ ^P Total: 21	P:PrBQ ^I Total: 311 P:SDQ ^P Total: 208
Pervasive developmental disorder					P:BITSEA ^I Total: 1072
Psychosocial functioning			P:ATP-IPC ^P Total: 735 P:ATP-IPC ^IP Total: 736		P:ATP-IPC ^IP Total: 309	P:ATP-IPC ^IP Total: 862 P:SDQ ^P Total: 21	P:ATP-IPC ^IP Total: 508 P:SDQ ^P Total: 208
Social behaviour						P:SSIS-SS ^I Total: 897	P:SSIS-SS ^I Total: 517
Stress			P:DASS21 ^P Total: 730		P:DASS21 ^P Total: 1252	P:DASS21 ^P Total: 1550	P:DASS21 ^P Total: 521

Featured measurements

ATP-IPC: : ATP devised - Intimate Partner Characteristic Item set
ATP-SF: : ATP devised - School Functioning Item Set
BRIEF-2: : Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Second Edition
BITSEA: : Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment
DASS21: : Depression Anxiety Stress Scale: Short Form
EPDS: : Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
MAAS: : Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale
MPAS: : Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale
MFAS: : Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale
MBQS: : Mini-Maternal Behaviour Q-Sort
PrBQ: : Preschool Behaviour Questionnaire
STST: : Short Temperament Scale for Toddlers
SSIS-SS: : Social Skills Improvement System - Social Skills
SSP: : Strange Situation Procedure
SDQ: : Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Notes

6 items relating to empathy used from this subscale

Legend

B: = Biosample collected
BA: = Biosample analysis
G: = Grandparent(s) completed questionnaire
L: = Data linkage
N: = Nurse completed questionnaire
O: = Observation or direct assessment
Of: = Offspring completed questionnaire
P: = Parent/guardian completed questionnaire
Pe: = Peer completed questionnaire
R: = Records abstraction
S: = Self (primary participant) completed questionnaire
T: = Teacher completed questionnaire
X: = Other source
X ^F: = Pertains to father
X ^Fam: = Pertains to family
X ^G: = Pertains to grandparent(s)
X ^I: = Pertains to primary participant
X ^IP: = Pertains to partner
X ^M: = Pertains to mother
X ^O: = Pertains to offspring
X ^P: = Pertains to parent/guardian(s)
X ^Pe: = Pertains to peers
X ^Si: = Pertains to sibling(s)
X ^T: = Pertains to teacher(s)
X ^X: = Pertains to other reportees

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