Quebec Longitudinal Study of Kindergarten Children (QLSKC)
QLSKC is a population-based prospective longitudinal study of individuals since kindergarten (age 5-6 years). The cohort includes 2,000 children representative of the population and 1,017 children exhibiting disruptive behaviour problems who were attending French-speaking public schools in the Canadian province of Quebec during the 1986–87 and 1987–88 school years. The study has also involved participants' parents and the first children of participants, capturing three generations. Participants have been followed up 12 times between 1986 and 2010.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
3,017 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 6 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1980 - 1983 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1986
Primary Institutions
University of Montreal (Université de Montréal, UdeM) (Academic, Canada)
Links
maelstrom-research.org/study/qlskc
neurodegenerationresearch.eu/cohort/quebec-longitudinal-study-of-child-development/
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, IRSC) (Research council, Canada)
National Consortium on Violence Research (NCOVR) (Research council, United States of America)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (Government, United States of America)
National Science Foundation (NSF) (Government, United States of America)
Quebec Fund for Research on Society and Culture (Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Société et la Culture, FQRSC) (Research council, Canada)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Education data
- Police & judicial system data
Engagement
Keywords
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