Early Language in Victoria Study (ELVS)
ELVS is a longitudinal, population-based cohort study that has comprehensively tracked the language development of around 1,900 children born in the Melbourne area of Victoria, Australia, from infancy to adulthood. The cohort includes children and their parents who were recruited in 2003 to 2004 from six local government areas of varying socioeconomic status in Melbourne, when the infants were aged 7.5–10 months. The children have been followed-up regularly through multi-source informant questionnaires, direct assessments and linkage to academic achievement data.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
1,910 (parent-child pairs)
Age at first data collection
7.5 - 10 months (children)
Varied (parents)
Participant year of birth
2002 - 2003 (children)
Varied (parents)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2003
Primary Institutions
University of Melbourne
Profile paper DOI
Funders
La Trobe University
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)
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)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Education data
Engagement
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