Flemish Study on Parenting, Personality, and Development (FSPPD)
The FSPPD started in 1999 and followed a sample of 600 Belgian families. The FSPPD contains unique child and parent personality data based on the Big Five personality measures, covering ages 4 to 20 years. In addition, the study collected comprehensive information on both supportive parenting and negative parenting, as well as stressful life experiences. Finally, this study uses a prospective multi-informant multi-method approach: since 1999, mothers, fathers, and teachers have been included, and since 2007, children also function as informants. Between 1999 and 2022, there were ten waves of data collection.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
1,116 (parents)
595 (children)
Age at first data collection
5 - 11 years (children)
36 - 61 years (parents)
Participant year of birth
Varied (children)
Varied (parents)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1999
Primary Institutions
KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
No funding information available
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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