Summary information
Study title
General Analysis of Longitudinal Data on the Psychological Development of 0-18 Year Olds, 1951-1954; Initial Survey at Age Five
Creator
Hindley, C. B., University of London, Institute of Education, Longitudinal Research Unit
Study number / PID
52 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-52-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of stability and change in abilities and personality in individuals and sub-groups. To examine the effects of sex and social class differences on development trends of these cognitive abilities and personality growth.
(Questionnaires were also administered when children were aged 7 and 8, but these data are not currently deposited in the Archive.)
Main Topics:
Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Aged five (interview with mother)
Effects on the child and his/her general behaviour in the following circumstances: change in the family; away with family; child-minded; school. Health of mother, difficulties with child - feeding, sleeping, toilet training. Child: habits; fears; play; emotional characteristics; independence; interest/response to e.g. nakedness, God, death.
Background Variables
Age, sex, health, school.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/1951 - 01/01/1954
Country
England
Time dimension
Longitudinal/panel/cohort
first interview
Analysis unit
Individuals
Groups
Subnational
Children
Mothers
Universe
All expectant mothers using National Health Service in London postal district WC1
Sampling procedure
Systematic area sample
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Face-to-face interview
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1974
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.
Related publications
- Moore, T. (1968) 'Language and intelligence: a longitudinal study of the first eight years: Part II: environmental correlates of mental growth', Human Development, 1-24
- Moore, T. (1964) 'Children of full-time and part-time mothers', International Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Hindley, C. (1960) 'The Griffiths Scale of Infant Development: scores and predictions from 3 - 18 months', Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 99-112
- Moore, T. (1967) 'Language and intelligence: a longitudinal study of the first eight years: Part I: developmental patterns of boys and girls', Human Development, 88–106
- Hindley, C. (1971) 'Testing of infant development and prediction of 11-year IQ in normal children', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 475
- (1972) 'Social class influence on the development of ability in the first five years', [paper], -.
- Moore, T. (1975) 'Exclusive early mothering and its alternatives: the outcome to adolescence', Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 255-272
- (1966) 'Some methods and findings in the comparison of data from different longitudinal samples' 18th International Congress Psychological Symposium 29, longitudinal studies in child development, Moscow, Russia-.
- Clautour, S. and Moore, T. (1977) 'Attitudes of life in children and young adolescents', Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 10-20
- Hindley, C. (1962) 'Methods of studying psychological development' , Basel, Switzerland: Kerger.
- Falkner, P., Hindley, C. and Moore, T. (1954) 'A longitudinal research in child development and some of its problems', British Medical Journal, 1132-1137
- Hindley, C. (1965) 'Stability and change in abilities up to five years, group trends', Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 85-100
- Moore, T. (1959) 'Studying the growth of personality: A discussion on the uses of psychological data obtained in a longitudinal study of child development', Vita Humana, 65-87