LifeCourse A Melbourne Children's Research Initiative

BIS: Mental health and behaviour problems

Relevant LifeCourse Constructs	Year	2010-2013	2010-2013	2010-2013	2010-2014	2011-2014	2011-2014	2011-2014	2011-2014	2012-2014	2012-2015	2014-2016	2020-Ongoing
	Wave	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Age	1st and 2nd trimester	3rd trimester	Birth/perinatal	4 weeks	3 months	6 months	9 months	12 months	18 months	2 years	4 years	7-9 years
	N	1158 mothers enrolled	1158 mothers enrolled	1074 eligible infants	984		927		894		823	909	In progress
Aggressive behaviour												P:CBCL:1½ – 5 ^I
Anxiety												P:CBCL:1½ – 5 ^I		P:SCAS ^I S:SCAS:b ^I
Conduct disorder														P:SDQ ^I T:SDQ ^I P:SDQ ^I T:SDQ ^I
Defiant behaviour											P:BIS ^I
Depression			P:EPDS ^M			P:EPDS ^M						P:CBCL:1½ – 5 ^I P:EPDS ^M		P:EPDS ^M S:SMFQ ^I
Disturbance of attention												P:CBCL:1½ – 5 ^I
Emotional problems												P:CBCL:1½ – 5 ^I		P:SDQ ^I T:SDQ ^I P:SDQ ^I T:SDQ ^I
Fear of injury														P:SCAS ^I
Hyperactive behaviour									P:RITQ ^I ¹					P:ADHD-RS-V ^I T:ADHD-RS-V ^I P:SDQ ^I T:SDQ ^I P:SDQ ^I T:SDQ ^I
Obsessive compulsive behaviour														P:SCAS ^I
Panic attack														P:SCAS ^I S:SCAS:b ^I
Pervasive developmental disorder														P:BIS ^I P:BIS ^I P:ADHD-RS-V ^I T:ADHD-RS-V ^I P:SCQ ^I
Problem behaviour						P:BIS ^I					P:BIS ^I	P:BIS ^I P:CBCL:1½ – 5 ^I	P:BIS ^I
Psychosocial functioning									P:RITQ ^I ¹					P:SDQ ^I T:SDQ ^I P:SDQ ^I T:SDQ ^I
Separation anxiety														P:SCAS ^I S:SCAS:b ^I
Social behaviour												P:CBCL:1½ – 5 ^I
Social phobia														P:SCAS ^I S:SCAS:b ^I
Somatic syndrome												P:CBCL:1½ – 5 ^I
Stress			P:PSS ^M			P:PSS ^M		P:PSS ^M		P:PSS ^M		P:PSS ^M	P:PSS ^M	P:PSS ^M

Featured measurements

ADHD-RS-V: : ADHD Rating Scale-5
BIS: : Barwon Infant Study-devised measure
CBCL:1½ – 5: : Child Behaviour Checklist for ages 1½ – 5
EPDS: : Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
PSS: : Perceived Stress Scale
RITQ: : Revised Infant Temperament Questionnaire
SMFQ: : Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire
SCQ: : Social Communication Questionnaire
SCAS: : Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (Parent and child report)
SCAS:b: : Spence Children's Anxiety Scale: Brief
SDQ: : Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Notes

A selection of items from this scale were used

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

Metadata presented by LifeCourse provides a crucial first step in understanding the available data across studies. It does not take the place of detailed study documentation, which should always be consulted during design and analysis.