Based on Research Conducted at OSLC
This study examined the interplay between genetic, prenatal, and postnatal environmental influences on early pathways to conduct, anxiety, and depressive behaviors by interviewing parents about child behavior and symptoms between ages 6 and 8 years.
Project Overview
The Early Growth and Development Study – NIMH was a longitudinal prospective study involving 561 sets of children and adoptive parents from EGDS-Phase I and Phase II. The 361 children from Phase I were seen at age 8 years, and the 200 children from Phase II were seen at age 6 years. This study examined the interplay between genetic, prenatal, and postnatal environmental influences on early pathways to conduct, anxiety, and depressive behaviors by interviewing parents about child behavior and symptoms between ages 6 and 8 years. We also interviewed adoptive parents about their own mental health. EGDS-NIMH involved a combination of phone and in-person interviews. One parent was interviewed in the home, with the child present, and completed a phone interview. The other parent completed a phone interview. School and teacher data were collected for each child. The data collected in this project provided a unique opportunity to examine how nature and nurture influence child adjustment through age 8 years.
Funder: National Institute of Mental Health