Berkeley Longitudinal Study (BLS)
BLS is a longitudinal study of over 500 undergraduate students who entered University of California, Berkeley in 1992. Participants were assessed 6 times while attending college and followed up 20 years after graduation. At baseline, the cohort included over 500 participants from a variety of ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
508 (participants)
Age at first data collection
18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1992
Primary Institutions
University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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