ROOTS Study
ROOTS was established to investigate how genetic, physiological, psychological, and social variables contribute to the overall risk of psychopathology. Participants were recruited from 18 secondary schools across Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, at age 14. This resulted in a baseline cohort of over 1,200 adolescents from a variety of socioeconomic circumstances.
Study design
Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
1,238 (participants)
Age at first data collection
14 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1991 - 1992 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
University of Cambridge
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research & Care (CLAHRC)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Wellcome Trust
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- Wearable devices
- None
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
