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The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) is a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of over 20,000 adolescents who were in grades 7-12 during the 1994-95 school year, and have been followed for five waves to date, most recently in 2016-18. Over the years, Add Health has collected rich demographic, social, familial, socioeconomic, behavioral, psychosocial, cognitive, and health survey data from participants and their parents; a vast array of contextual data from participants’ schools, neighborhoods, and geographies of residence; and in-home physical and biological data from participants, including genetic markers, blood-based assays, anthropometric measures, and medications. Ancillary studies have added even more data over the years. Data from the project are available in various forms and have been analyzed in thousands of publications in peer-reviewed journals.
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July 18, 2013
Genetic Sensitivity to Peer Behaviors: 5HTTLPR, Smoking and Alcohol Consumption
Genetic Sensitivity to Peer Behaviors: 5HTTLPR, Smoking and Alcohol Consumption. Daw J, Shanahan M, Harris KM, Smolen A, Haberstick B, Boardman JD. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2013;54(1):92-108.
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July 15, 2013
Add Health Study: Do Sleep-Deprived Adolescents Make Less Healthy Food Choices?
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, researchers who presented their findings at the annual SLEEP 2013 conference have discovered a connection between adolescent sleep patterns and dietary habits.
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March 25, 2013
Add Health Study: The Impact of Parental Incarceration on the Physical and Mental Health of Young Adults
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have discovered some of the long-term negative physical and mental health effects of parental incarceration on children.
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