Christchurch Health and Development Study
Synopsis
Psychosocial development, mental health, epidemiology, life course development.
Summary
| Study name | Christchurch Health and Development Study |
| Study abbreviation | CHDS |
| Current principal investigator/s | A/Prof Joseph Boden |
| Current project manager | A/Prof Joseph Boden |
| Cohort representative (study contact) | Bridget Kinnersley |
| Postal address | Department of Psychological Medicine, University Of Otago, Christchurch, PO Box 4345, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand |
| Phone | +64 3 372 6706 |
| CHDS.UOC@otago.ac.nz | |
| Primary Institution | University Of Otago, Christchurch |
| Collaborating Institution/s | Universities: Bristol (UK), Canterbury (NZ), Cardiff (UK), Curtin (AU), New South Wales (AU), North Carolina (USA), Otago (NZ), Queensland (AU), St Louis (USA), Sussex (UK). Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family Studies. |
| Major funding sources |
Health Research Council (NZ) National Child Health Research Foundation Canterbury Medical Research Foundation New Zealand Lottery Grants Board Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council National Institutes of Health National Institutes on Drug Abuse University of Otago The James Hume Bequest Fund |
| Study website | otago.ac.nz/christchurch/research/healthdevelopment/ |
| Key reference | Fergusson OM, Horwood LJ. The Christchurch Health and Development Study. In P. Joyce, G. Nicholls, K. Thomas & T. Wilkinson (Eds.), The Christchurch Experience: 40 Years of Research and Teaching. Christchurch: University of Otago, 2013; 79-87. |
| Are data available outside study team? | Data sharing subject to approval of Study Director. |
| Study focus | Psychosocial development, mental health, epidemiology, life course development |
| Sampling frame | Birth cohort |
| Year commenced | 1977 |
| Commencement sample | 1265 |
| Intergenerational? | No |
| Imaging | No |
| Linkage | NZ Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice databases |
| Biosamples? | DNA |
| Ethics approvals or requirements? | All research subject to ethical approval from relevant Health and Disability Ethics Committee (HDEC) |
Waves
| Wave | Year | Age (mean, range) | Eligible sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1977 | 0 | 1262 |
| 2 | 1977 | 4 months | 1210 |
| 3 – 18 | Annually 1978-1993 | 1, 2, 3,… 14, 15, 16 years | 1180-982 |
| 19 | 1995 | 18 years | 1025 |
| 20 | 1998 | 21 years | 1011 |
| 21 | 2002 | 25 years | 1003 |
| 22 | 2007 | 30 years | 987 |
| 23 | 2012 | 35 years | 962 |
| 24 | 2017-2019 | 40 years | ~950 |