Rochester Adult Longitudinal Study (RALS)
The RALS is a 50-year, 4-cohort, 1,200 participant, 5-wave sequential study of Eriksonian psychosocial development in adulthood. It is an accelerated cohort sequential design. There are four cohorts that were assessed, who graduated from the University of Rochester, United States, in 1965-1968 (Cohort 1), 1976-1977 (Cohort 2), 1988-1989 (Cohort 3), and 2000-2002 (Cohort 4). Cohort 1 has five waves of data; Cohort 2 has four waves of data; Cohort 3 has three waves of data; Cohort 4 has two waves of data.
Study design
Cohort - accelerated
Number of participants at first data collection
348 (participants cohort 1)
298 (participants cohort 2)
291 (participants cohort 3)
287 (participants cohort 4)
Age at first data collection
~53 years (participants cohort 1)
~42 years (participants cohort 2)
~31 years (participants cohort 3)
~20 years (participants cohort 4)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants cohort 1)
Varied (participants cohort 2)
Varied (participants cohort 3)
Varied (participants cohort 4)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1965
Primary Institutions
University of Massachusetts
California State University
Canisius University
Emmanuel College
Profile paper DOI
Funders
No funding information available
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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