Carolina Sibling Study
The Carolina Sibling Study investigated how siblings influence each other’s brains and behaviour across the teenage years. A total of 45 families from Carolina, United States of America, participated. Each family included an adolescent aged 11 to 13 years old, an older sibling within 4 years of age, and a parent. Adolescents completed a brain scan, computer tasks, video-taped interaction tasks, and questionnaires, as well as provided anthropometric measurements. Parents also completed questionnaires and provided hair samples. Baseline assessment was conducted in 2017, and follow-up was approximately one year later.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort, Cohort - intergenerational, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
45 (families)
Age at first data collection
Varied (parents)
11 - 13 years (younger adolescents)
Varied (older adolescents)
Participant year of birth
Varied (parents)
Varied (younger adolescents)
Varied (older adolescents)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2017
Primary Institutions
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
Links
Profile paper DOI
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Funders
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Audio or visual recordings (e.g. of child behaviour, facial expressions)
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- None
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- None
Engagement
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