New York Longitudinal Study, 1956-1988https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CIGGJYThomas, AlexanderChess, StellaLerner, RichardLerner, JacquelineHarvard Dataverse2010-04-222022-09-27T08:46:37ZThe purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine the development of personality variables (temperament, anxiety, adjustment, self image), cognitive development and academic achievement, family structure and function, parent-child relations, the development of clinical symptomatology, peer relationships, the development of sexuality, drug use and abuse, vocational interests and career development, and health and physical development. <br /><br /> The core sample of the study consisted of 133 white, middle class infants (66 males, 67 females) and their families, who were first contacted in 1956 and followed up on numerous occasions until 1988.<br /><br /> The researchers periodically conducted interviews with the subjects' parents in the first two years of life about the child's behaviors in numerous content areas (e.g. sleep, feeding, bathing, toileting, mobility, social responsivity, and sensory functioning), parents' daily care of the child, and the details of daily living. As the child became older, data collection was expanded to include other contexts within which the child interacted.<br /><br /> When the child was approximately three years of age, 100 mothers and 93 fathers were interviewed and asked to complete the Parental Attitude Research Instrument (Schaefer and Bell, 1958). Researchers also completed an evaluation of the home environment of the subjects and of any special environmental circumstances (e.g., separations, divorces, remarriages, deaths). In adolescence and early adulthood, interviews were conducted separately with both the child and his/her parents. These interviews included additional questions about college plans, career goals, and sexual and social functioning. During the adolescent assessment, one-third of the respondents completed the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire. <br /><br /> The Murray Research Archive holds transcripts, interviews, rating scales, grade summaries, clinical interviews, observation transcripts, and school reports (for 1956-1988 data). Follow up is possible with the collaboration of the contributor.Social SciencesAcademic AchievementPersonality development2010-04-221950199019561988institutional records, longitudinalUnited States<div style="padding-left: 30px;"> <ul style="list-style-type: decimal;" ><li> The Murray Archive (the Distributor) has granted me a revocable license to use this dataset solely for the purposes of conducting research, and the Distributor may terminate this license at any time and for any reason. </li> <li> I will use the dataset solely for statistical analysis and reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations, except when identification is authorized in writing by the Distributor. </li> <li>I will produce no links among the Distributor’s datasets or among the Distributor’s data and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations. </li> <li>I represent that neither I, nor anyone I know, has any prior knowledge of the possible identities of any study participants in any dataset that I am being licensed to use. </li> <li> I will not knowingly divulge any information that could be used to identify individual participants in the study, nor will I attempt to identify or contact any study participant, and I agree to use any precautions necessary to prevent such identification. </li> <li> I will make no use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. 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