Australian Temperament Project (ATP)
ATP is a longitudinal study of social and emotional development that began in 1983 with a cohort of 2,443 families with infants aged between 4 and 8 months old from across the state of Victoria, Australia. Parents (Generation 1) and their offspring (Generation 2) have been followed-up for over 40 years; tracking the children from infancy, through childhood, and into adolescence and adulthood.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - intergenerational, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
2,443 (children / Generation 2)
4,046 (parents / Generation 1)
Age at first data collection
4 - 8 months (children / Generation 2)
16 - 57 years (parents / Generation 1)
Participant year of birth
1982 - 1983 (children / Generation 2)
Varied (parents / Generation 1)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The population of Victoria, Australia.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1983
Primary Institutions
Deakin University
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)
Royal Children's Hospital (RCH)
University of Melbourne
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)
Australian Research Council (ARC)
Community Crime Prevention Victoria
La Trobe University
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
