Pitsburg Girls Study
Initiatives
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Focuses on the development of conduct disorders and delinquency in a large inner-city, community sample of preadolescent girls, Investigates co-occurring problematic disorders, such as depression, somatisation problems, and substance use, Collects information about service delivery and help-seeking, Investigates a wide range of risk and protective factors that may influence the course of female problem behaviors across development, Investigates co-occurring problematic disorders, such as depression, somatisation problems, and substance use, Collects information about service delivery and help-seeking, Investigates a wide range of risk and protective factors that may influence the course of female problem behaviors across developmen
- Start Year
- 2000
- Funding
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Supplementary Information
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- Young women are participating in the 15th annual assessment and they are aged between 19 and 22 years. Data was collected from teachers until the girls were aged 16 years.
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 2,451
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Girls aged between five and eight years.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : http://www.lifehistorystudies.pitt.edu/pittsbur...
By contacting the study representative