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measure Nasal and nasalpharyngeal swab
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R 6 weeks 6 months 1 year 2 years 3 years 5-6 years 9-10 yearsNasal and nasalpharyngeal samples were taken by the use of swabs that were rubbed through the nostrils and the upper part of the throat located behind the nasal cavity. Colonization with Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Moraxella catarrhalis was determined afterwards.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Work and education
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R Mid pregnancy Late pregnancy 6 months 3 years 5-6 yearsWork and education includes items that assess highest education obtained, employment and working conditions, and occupations.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Feeding practices during infancy
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R 2 months 6 monthsFeeding practices during infancy assesses the mother's feeding practices during infancy, including breastfeeding, bottle feeding and introduction to solid foods.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Excessive crying
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R 2 months 6 months 1 yearExcessive crying assesses whether participants feel like their baby cries a lot (yes/no), whether the child cried for more than 3 hours a day during the last week (yes/no), on how many days this occurred, and how many hours a day the baby cried. Excessive crying can be identified as crying for 3 hours per day on 3 days in the preceding week using the...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Medical history - Fever
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R 6 months 3 years 5-6 yearsThe Medical history - Fever questionnaire includes items about the fever history of children, including whether the child had a fever last year, associated symptoms, and doctor visits when the child had the symptoms.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Infant vagal modulation (electrocardiography)
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests ECG Available measurements: Generation R 1 yearVariations in heart rate influenced by the vagus nerve were assessed via electrocardiography (ECG).Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Home situation
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R 2 months 6 monthsHome situation includes items about taking care of the child, the number of adults and children at home, smoking behavior, and the presence of pets.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Saliva sample - Cortisol
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R 1 yearSaliva was collected using a cotton swab or a collection device, such as a tube or container (passive drool).Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Air pollution
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: Observation Available measurements: Generation R Early pregnancy Mid pregnancy Late pregnancy Birth 6 weeks 2 months 3 months 4 months 6 months 1 year 1.5 years 2 years 2.5 years 3 years 4 years 5-6 years 7 years 8 years 9-10 years 11 years 12 years 13-14 years 17-18 yearsFor all participants, exposure to air pollutants at each geocoded address was assessed using continuous monitoring data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based modelling techniques, considering the spatial and temporal variation in air pollution.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Child Development Inventory (CDI) - Receptive and expressive language
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R 1 year 1.5 yearsThe Child Development Inventory (CDI) was used to assess receptive and expressive language using age-appropriate items from the expressive language scale and the language comprehension scale. The scales ask caregivers to indicate on yes/no-items what sounds or words the child produces or understands.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Scale of Van der Wal - Comforting
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R 2 months 6 monthsThe Scale of Van der Wal - Comforting assesses techniques used by parents for soothing a child. Mothers are presented with 10 soothing techniques and are asked if they apply them (1 = never, 2 = sometimes, 3 = often), such as rocking or giving the child their favorite cuddly toy.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Infant heart rate (electrocardiography)
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests ECG Available measurements: Generation R 1 yearHeart rate is the number of times a heart beats per minute and normally ranges between 60 and 100 times for adults. Heart rate variability is the time fluctuation between heart beats.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Head circumference
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Anthropometrics/Body measures Available measurements: Generation R 2 months 3 months 4 months 6 months 1 year 1.5 years 2 years 2.5 years 3 years 4 yearsHead circumference measurements were taken during routine screenings.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Social Support List (SSL)
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R 6 monthsThe Social Support List (SSL) measures several dimensions of support which were originally factorially derived in a Dutch sample, namely daily-oriented emotional support, problem-oriented emotional support, esteem, instrumental support, social companionship, and informative support. In addtion to these subscales, a total support score can be employed. The...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Temperament in Middle Childhood Questionnaire - Revised Short Form (TMCQ-R-SF)
Study: YOUth Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Baby and Child 5 months 10 months 3 years 6 yearsThe Temperament in Middle Childhood Questionnaire (TMCQ) is a highly differentiated assessment of temperament in middle childhood. Temperament dimensions for which TMCQ scales have been created were developed and adapted from the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ: Rothbart, 2001), Hampton Individual Differences Questionnaire (Victor & Baker,...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Gaze Cueing experiment
Study: YOUth Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Eyetracking Available measurements: Baby and Child 5 months 10 months 3 years 6 years
Child and Adolescent 9 years 12 yearsThe Gaze Cuing experiment is an eye-tracking task that measures a participant's sensitivity to another person's gaze direction as a possible cue to predict the location of a next event. Sensitivity to gaze direction is taken as a marker of social competence. In the Social Gaze Task, children see a face with direct gaze, followed by an eye gaze shift to...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Hair sample
Study: YOUth Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Baby and Child 30 weeks 10 months 3 years 6 years
Child and Adolescent 9 years 12 yearsA hair sample is a collection of hair strands, which are usually cut from a person's head. Hair samples usually contain hair that has grown over the last 12 months.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Infant Behavior Questionnaire Revised - Short Form (IBQ-R-SF)
Study: YOUth Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Baby and Child 5 months 10 months 3 years 6 yearsThe Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ) and Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (IBQ-R) were designed to measure temperament in infants between the ages of 3 and 12 months. The IBQ assesses dimensions of temperament, such as activity level, soothability, fear, distress to limitations, smiling and laughter, and duration of orienting, among others. The...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Work demographics
Study: YOUth Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Baby and Child 30 weeks 10 months 3 years 6 yearsWork demographics assesses parents' (type of) job, daily job characteristics, time spent on work, and exposure to certain substances through work prior to pregnancy (e.g., paint, pesticides, plastic fumes).Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)
Study: YOUth Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Baby and Child 20 weeks 30 weeks 0 months 5 months 10 months 3 years 6 years
Child and Adolescent 9 years 12 yearsThe Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) assesses the presence of several psychiatric symptoms. It consists of 53 items covering nine symptom dimensions: Somatization, Obsession-Compulsion, Interpersonal Sensitivity, Depression, Anxiety, Hostility, Phobic anxiety, Paranoid ideation and Psychoticism; and three global indices of distress: Global Severity Index,...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024