Twin Study of Behavioral and Emotional Development in Children (TBED-C)
The TBED-C study population is formed of families categorised as 'population-based' or 'at risk', with 528 and 502 families in each category respectively. The families were recruited through twins from the Michigan State University Twin Registry (MSUTR). The total sample included 435 male twin pairs, 409 female twin pairs, and 186 opposite-sex pairs. Of the same sex pairs, approximately half were monozygotic. Of the whole sample, 81% identified as white, 10% as black, 6% multiracial, and the remaining participants Asian, Latinx and multiracial. The families were contacted up to five times, with 66% of the sample completing three assessments and 96% completing two.
Study design
Cohort - twin
Number of participants at first data collection
1,030 (families)
Age at first data collection
3 - 22 (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Representative of the Michigan State population at recruitment.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2004 (Michigan Twins Project (MTP) start)
Primary Institutions
Michigan State University (MSU)
University of Michigan
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Existing research data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
