The ROOTS Study
The ROOTS Study was established to investigate how genetic, physiological, psychological, and social variables occurring at different stages of child development contribute to the overall risk of psychopathology during adolescence. 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. Data collection began in April 2005, with re-assessment after 18 months, 36 months, and 11 years.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort
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
2005
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?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Wearable devices
- Self-completed questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Education data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
