Genesis 1219 (G1219)
G1219 is a longitudinal study which followed twin pairs and non-twin sibling pairs growing up in the United Kingdom, and their parents. 2,762 twins (1,381 pairs) were recruited through the Office of National Statistics, and 1,747 siblings (445 pairs) were offspring of participants who took part in a large study of depression called GENESiS. All participants were aged between 12 and 19 years years at the first wave of data collection, and since then, four further waves of data collection occurred.
Study design
Cohort - twin
Number of participants at first data collection
2,762 (twins)
1,747 (siblings)
Age at first data collection
12 - 19 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1985 - 1988 (twins)
1980 - 1988 (siblings)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1999
Primary Institutions
Goldsmiths, University of London
King's College London (KCL)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Medical Research Council (MRC)
University of London Central Research Fund
William T. Grant Foundation
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
