LifeCourse A Melbourne Children's Research Initiative

Triple B: Neurocognitive development

Relevant LifeCourse Constructs	Year	2008-2013	2008-2013	2008-2013	2008-2013	2008-2013	2009-2014	2012-2015	2017-2022
	Wave	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Age	Trimester 1	Trimester 2	Trimester 3	Birth	8 weeks postnatal	Infancy	Preschool	Middle childhood
	N	1621	1598	1580	1479	1461	1377	Substudy = 132	1056
Arithmetic reasoning										P:BBB-LNS ^O
Child development status							P:ASQ-3 ^O	P:ASQ:SE-2 ^O P:ASQ-3 ^O	P:ASQ:SE-2 ^O P:ASQ-3 ^O
Cognitive functions								O:Bayley-III ^O O:TOPF ^I O:TOPF ^IP	O:Bayley-III ^O O:TOPF ^I O:TOPF ^IP
Communication skills							P:ASQ-3 ^O	P:ASQ-3 ^O	P:ASQ-3 ^O	P:SSIS ^O
Executive cognitive functions							P:ASQ-3 ^O	P:ASQ-3 ^O	P:ASQ-3 ^O	P:BRIEF-2 ^O
Intelligence								O:TOPF ^I O:TOPF ^IP	O:TOPF ^I O:TOPF ^IP
Language development								O:Bayley-III ^O	O:Bayley-III ^O
Memory										P:BRIEF-2 ^O
Memory assessment								O:TOPF ^I O:TOPF ^IP	O:TOPF ^I O:TOPF ^IP
Motor function							P:ASQ-3 ^O	P:ASQ-3 ^O O:Bayley-III ^O	P:ASQ-3 ^O O:Bayley-III ^O
Persistence										P:SATI ^O
Pervasive developmental disorder										P:SSIS ^O
Social-emotional development							P:ASQ-3 ^O	P:ASQ:SE-2 ^O P:ASQ-3 ^O O:Bayley-III ^O	P:ASQ:SE-2 ^O P:ASQ-3 ^O O:Bayley-III ^O

Featured measurements

ASQ:SE-2: : Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional, Second edition
ASQ-3: : Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Third edition
Bayley-III: : Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition
BRIEF-2: : Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Second Edition
SATI: : School Aged Temperament Inventory
SSIS: : Social Skills Improvement System
TOPF: : Test of Premorbid Functioning
BBB-LNS: : Triple B devised - Literacy and Numeracy Skills Item set

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.