scholarly journals Childhood coordination and survival up to six decades later: extended follow-up of participants in the National Child Development Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. David Batty ◽  
Ian J. Deary ◽  
Mark Hamer ◽  
Stuart J. Ritchie ◽  
David Bann
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Development Study ◽  
National Child Development Study

AbstractBackgroundPoorer performance on standard tests of motor coordination in children has emerging links with sedentary behaviour, obesity, and functional capacity in later life. These observations are suggestive of an as-yet untested association of coordination with health outcomes.ObjectiveTo examine the association of performance on a series of psychomotor coordination tests in childhood with mortality up to six decades later.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThe National Child Development Study (1958 birth cohort study) is a prospective cohort study based on a nationally representative sample of births from England, Scotland and Wales. A total of 17,415 individuals had their gross and fine motor psychomotor coordination assessed using nine tests at 11 and 16 years of age.Main outcome and measureAll-cause mortality as ascertained from a vital status registry and survey records.ResultsMortality surveillance between 7 and 58 years of age in an analytical sample of 17,336 men and women yielded 1,090 deaths. After adjustment for sex, higher scores on seven of the nine childhood coordination tests were associated with a lower risk of mortality in a stepwise manner. After further statistical control for early life socioeconomic, health, cognitive, and developmental factors, relations at conventional levels of statistical significance remains for three tests: ball catching at age 11 (hazard ratio; 95% confidence interval for 0-8 versus 10 catches: 1.56; 1.21, 2.01), match-picking at age 11 (>50 seconds versus 0-36: 1.33; 1.03, 1.70), and hopping at age 16 years (very unsteady versus very steady: 1.29; 1.02, 1.64).Conclusion and RelevanceThe apparent predictive utility of early life psychomotor coordination requires replication.Key pointsQuestionWhat is the association of performance on a series of psychomotor coordination tests in childhood with mortality up to six decades later?FindingsAfter taking into account multiple confounding factors, lower performance on three gross and fine motors skills tests in childhood were associated with a shorter survival over six decades.MeaningThese findings require replication in other contexts and using complementary observational approaches.

scholarly journals Последствия школьной травли для ее участников

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 393-409
Author(s):  
А.А. Бочавер
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Development Study ◽  
National Child Development Study ◽  
Great Smoky Mountain

Статья посвящена краткосрочным и отдаленным последствиям, которые может оказывать опыт участия в школьном буллинге на различные аспекты благополучия вырастающих школьников в дальнейшем. Приводятся данные междисциплинарных лонгитюдных исследований (в первую очередь, British National Child Development Study, The Great Smoky Mountain Study, Finnish 1981 Birth Cohort Study и др.), метаанализов, а также «поперечных срезов», в которых анализируются последствия ситуаций школьного буллинга. Показано, что буллинг в школе вносит вклад в повышение рисков самоповреждающего и суицидального поведения, психосоматических проблем, употребления психоактивных веществ, криминализации и др., причем многое касается не только тех, кто оказывался в роли жертвы буллинга, но и тех, кто играл роль агрессивной жертвы или агрессора в буллинг-ситуациях. Вовлеченность в ситуацию буллинга негативно отражается в перспективе на физическом и психическом здоровье, реализуемой образовательной траектории и вовлеченности в учебу, дружеских и супружеских отношениях, успешности трудоустройства, финансовом благополучии выросших школьников. Спектр негативных последствий буллинга чрезвычайно широк и должен учитываться в проектировании антибуллинговых программ. В то же время налицо недостаток исследований последствий буллинга для детей, которые присутствовали в ситуациях буллинга в роли свидетелей: некоторые данные указывают на то, что такой опыт тоже может иметь негативные последствия для социализации, однако эти представления нуждаются в дальнейшем изучении. Наконец, рассматриваются основные направления и выигрыши от внедрения системы профилактики и прекращения буллинга в образовательных учреждениях.

scholarly journals How youth cognitive and sociodemographic factors relate to the development of overweight and obesity in the UK and the USA: a prospective cross-cohort study of the National Child Development Study and National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1979

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. e033011
Author(s):  
Drew M Altschul ◽  
Christina Wraw ◽  
Catharine R Gale ◽  
Ian J Deary
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Development Study ◽  
National Child Development Study ◽  
National Longitudinal Study ◽  
The Uk

ObjectivesWe investigated how youth cognitive and sociodemographic factors are associated with the aetiology of overweight and obesity. We examined both onset (who is at early risk for overweight and obesity) and development (who gains weight and when).DesignProspective cohort study.SettingWe used data from the US National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1979 (NLSY) and the UK National Child Development Study (NCDS); most of both studies completed a cognitive function test in youth.Participants12 686 and 18 558 members of the NLSY and NCDS, respectively, with data on validated measures of youth cognitive function, youth socioeconomic disadvantage (eg, parental occupational class and time spent in school) and educational attainment. Height, weight and income data were available from across adulthood, from individuals’ 20s into their 50s.Primary and secondary outcome measuresBody mass index (BMI) for four time points in adulthood. We modelled gain in BMI using latent growth curve models to capture linear and quadratic components of change in BMI over time.ResultsAcross cohorts, higher cognitive function was associated with lower overall BMI. In the UK, 1 SD higher score in cognitive function was associated with lower BMI (β=−0.20, 95% CI −0.33 to −0.06 kg/m²). In America, this was true only for women (β=−0.53, 95% CI −0.90 to −0.15 kg/m²), for whom higher cognitive function was associated with lower BMI. In British participants only, we found limited evidence for negative and positive associations, respectively, between education (β=−0.15, 95% CI −0.26 to −0.04 kg/m²) and socioeconomic disadvantage (β=0.33, 95% CI 0.23 to 0.43 kg/m²) and higher BMI. Overall, no cognitive or socioeconomic factors in youth were associated with longitudinal changes in BMI.ConclusionsWhile sociodemographic and particularly cognitive factors can explain some patterns in individuals’ overall weight levels, differences in who gains weight in adulthood could not be explained by any of these factors.

scholarly journals Getting the Measure of Prosocial Behaviors: A Comparison of Participation and Volunteering Data in the National Child Development Study and the Linked Social Participation and Identity Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1081-1101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Brookfield ◽  
Jane Parry ◽  
Vicki Bolton
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Development Study ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
National Child Development Study ◽  
The Social

Measures of prosocial behavior can influence policy, legislation, investment, and inform assessments of the overall state of society. Evidence suggests that methods are important in determining these measures. To widen and deepen our understanding of the complex relationship between these items, we compared participation and volunteering data from a national birth cohort study (National Child Development Study [NCDS]) with data from a linked qualitative study, the Social Participation and Identity Study (SPIS). We evaluated the strengths and prosocial behavior content of each and explored possible links between their respective methodologies and participation and volunteering estimates. We found that prompts and probes were associated with higher estimates and narrow filter questions with lower estimates. The SPIS afforded detailed insights into lived experiences and personal narratives of volunteering and participating, whereas the NCDS supported analysis of these behaviors over time and from a lifecourse perspective. Implications for researchers and policy makers are considered.

scholarly journals Associations Between Hearing and Cognitive Abilities From Childhood to Middle Age: The National Child Development Study 1958

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 233121652110537
Author(s):  
Judith A Okely ◽  
Michael A Akeroyd ◽  
Ian J Deary
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Development Study ◽  
National Child Development Study ◽  
Hearing Ability ◽  
Over Time

Previous cross-sectional findings indicate that hearing and cognitive abilities are positively correlated in childhood, adulthood, and older age. We used an unusually valuable longitudinal dataset from a single-year birth cohort study, the National Child Development Study 1958, to test how hearing and cognitive abilities relate to one another across the life course from childhood to middle age. Cognitive ability was assessed with a single test of general cognitive ability at age 11 years and again with multiple tests at age 50. Hearing ability was assessed, using a pure tone audiogram, in childhood at ages 11 and 16 and again at age 44. Associations between childhood and middle-age hearing and cognitive abilities were investigated using structural equation modelling. We found that higher cognitive ability was associated with better hearing (indicated by a lower score on the hearing ability variables); this association was apparent in childhood ( r  =  -0.120, p <0.001) and middle age ( r  =  -0.208, p <0.001). There was a reciprocal relationship between hearing and cognitive abilities over time: better hearing in childhood was weakly associated with a higher cognitive ability in middle age ( β  =  -0.076, p  =  0.001), and a higher cognitive ability in childhood was associated with better hearing in middle age ( β  =  -0.163, p <0.001). This latter, stronger effect was mediated by occupational and health variables in adulthood. Our results point to the discovery of a potentially life-long relationship between hearing and cognitive abilities and demonstrate how these variables may influence one another over time.

scholarly journals Cat and Dog Ownership in Early Life and Infant Development: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study of Japan Environment and Children’s Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 205
Author(s):  
Machiko Minatoya ◽  
Atsuko Araki ◽  
Chihiro Miyashita ◽  
Sachiko Itoh ◽  
Sumitaka Kobayashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Developmental Delays ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Pet Ownership ◽  
Dog Ownership ◽  
Prospective Birth Cohort

Contact with companion animals has been suggested to have important roles in enhancing child development. However, studies focused on child development and pet ownership at a very early age are limited. The purpose of the current study was to investigate child development in relation to pet ownership at an early age in a nationwide prospective birth cohort study: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study. Associations between cat and dog ownership at six months and infant development at 12 months of age were examined in this study. Infant development was assessed using the Ages & Stages QuestionnairesTM (ASQ-3) at 12 months. Among participants of (Japan Environment and Children’s Study) JECS, those with available data of cat and dog ownership at six months and data for the ASQ-3 at 12 months were included (n = 78,868). Having dogs showed higher percentages of pass in all five domains measured by ASQ-3 (communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem-solving, and personal-social) compared to those who did not have dogs. Significantly decreased odds ratios (ORs) of developmental delays were observed in association with having dogs in all fix domains (communication: OR = 0.73, gross motor: OR = 0.86, fine motor: OR = 0.84, problem-solving: OR = 0.90, personal-social: OR = 0.83). This study suggested that early life dog ownership may reduce the risks of child developmental delays.

scholarly journals The politics of the excluded: abjection and reconciliation amongst the British precariat

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Savage ◽  
Cynthia Meersohn Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Popular Politics ◽  
Development Study ◽  
National Child Development Study ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Contemporary Britain

AbstractIn this paper, we use a powerful empirical resource to address what the popular politics of disadvantage might entail in contemporary Britain. We take advantage of the unusually rich qualitative data from the British National Child Development Study, a cohort of Britons born in 1 week in 1958, to focus specifically on the accounts of those who are particularly disadvantaged. By concentrating on these a small number of qualitative accounts, which have been rigorously selected from the wider nationally representative sample on the basis of their relatively small amounts of economic and cultural capital, we will explore in detail the accounts and identities of these disadvantaged Britons with a view to explicating their political frameworks, their social identities and more broadly their orientations towards mobilisation.

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