Early Life Stress study (ELS)
The ELS study is designed to examine the influence of ELS on the maturation of neural circuits and neuroendocrine and cognitive processes critical to psychological health. Participants were around 225 adolescents aged 9 to 13, recruited from 2013 to 2016 from the San Francisco Bay Area in California, United States of America. Participants have been assessed at approximately 2-year intervals, with a fourth wave assessment ongoing as of 2023.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
225 (participants)
Age at first data collection
9 - 13 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2013
Primary Institutions
Stanford University
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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 – unspecified
- None
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- None
Engagement
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