• measure Contraception Use

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_1 YS_DHBQ14 YS_DHBQ16 YS_DHBQ18 YC_BS2 YC_BS3 YE_FITNSS YE_COG18 YS_TRIP age 1 YS_TRIP age 1-2
     
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    Contraception use assesses the use of hormonal preparations, such as the contraceptive pill. Questions typically include whether the respondent has used or uses contraceptives prior to pregnancy or at this moment, and in some cases, for how long they have used it, and which type of contraceptive.
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Child care

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_1 YS_2 YS_3 YS_5 YS_7 YS_10 YS_12 YC_BS2 YS_TRIP age 1-2 YS_TRIP age 3 YS_TRIP age 5
     
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    Childcare comprises of questions about pre-school, after-school and out-of school care.
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Mental Rotations Test (MRT)

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests    Behavioral/cognitive task
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YE_ATTEF3
     
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    In the Mental Rotations Test (MRT), participants are asked to compare two-dimensional drawings and three- dimensional geometric figures in order to assess spatial processing.
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Dieting

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_DHBQP YS_DHBQ14 YS_DHBQ16 YS_DHBQ18 YC_BS2
     
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    Dieting assesses whether and how often respondents ever dieted, and how old they were when they started dieting.
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Medication Use

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_1 YS_2 YS_3 YS_5 YS_7 YS_10 YS_12 YS_DHBQP YS_DHBQ14 YS_DHBQ16 YS_DHBQ18 YC_ACTION BB2 YC_ACTION - BB3 YC_BS1 YC_BS2 YC_BS3 YC_DSC YE_FITNSS YE_ATTEF2 YC_ADHMRI YE_COG18 YS_TRIP age 1 YS_TRIP age 2 YS_TRIP age 1-2 YS_TRIP age 3 YS_TRIP age 5
     
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    Medication use assesses, among others, dosage, duration, and ATC code of any medications used, if available.
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Task-Choice Goal Measure

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YE_ATTEF3
     
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    The Task-Choice Goal Measure assesses participants' achievement goals, using the 2 × 2 achievement goal framework that comprises the mastery-approach, mastery-avoidance, performance approach, and performance-avoidance goals. It includes items such as "It is important for me to do better than other students", and " I just want to avoid doing poorly in this...
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS)

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_DHBQ14 YS_DHBQ16
     
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    The Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS) is an instrument to measure the perceived benefits of, and barriers to, physical exercise.
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure VU University Ambulatory Monitoring System (VU-AMS)

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests    Biological sample/measurement
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YE_FITNSS YE_ATTEF3 YE_COG18
     
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    The VU University Ambulatory Monitoring System (VU-AMS) enables non-invasive ambulatory measurement of the autonomic nervous system for research purposes and can be used to measure: Heart Rate/Inter beat Interval (IBI), Heart Rate Variability (SDNN, RMSSD, IBI power spectrum: HF, LF), Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA), Pre-Ejection Period (PEP), Left...
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Temperament Questions

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_2 YS_TRIP age 2 YS_TRIP age 1-2
     
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    Temperament questions assess temperament in the children, including crying without a clear cause, and being upset after a disruption of the daily routine.
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Raven's Progressive Matrices Test (RPM)

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests    Behavioral/cognitive task
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YC_BS1 YC_BS2 YE_ATTEF3
     
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    Raven's Progressive Matrices (often referred to simply as Raven's Matrices or RPM) is a non-verbal test used to measure general intelligence and abstract reasoning. It is one of the most common tests administered to both groups and individuals ranging from 5-years-olds to the elderly. It consists of 60 multiple choice questions, listed in order of...
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Diet during pregnancy

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_1 YS_TRIP age 1-2
     
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    Diet during pregnancy asks mothers whether they have eaten eggs, dairy products, soy products, fish, and meat during their pregnancy, and whether they followed a vegetarian diet during pregnancy.
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Feelings

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_DHBQ14 YS_DHBQ16 YS_DHBQ18 YC_BS2
     
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    Feelings assessed participants' current mood with the question: "On a scale from 0 (bad) to 10 (very good), how do you feel right now?"
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Health problems and treatments

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_1 YS_2 YS_3 YS_5 YS_TRF5 YS_7 YS_TRF7 YS_10 YS_TRF10 YS_12 YS_TRF12 YS_DHBQP YS_DHBQ14 YS_DHBQ16 YS_DHBQ18 YC_ACTION BB2 YC_ACTION - BB3 YC_BS1 YC_BS2 YC_DSC YE_FITNSS YE_ATTEF2 YC_ADHMRI YE_COG12 YE_COG18 YS_TRIP age 1 YS_TRIP age 2 YS_TRIP age 1-2 YS_TRIP age 3 YS_TRIP age 4 YS_TRIP age 5 YS_TRIP age 7 YS_TRIP age 10 YS_TRIP age 12
     
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    Health problems and treatments contains questions about health problems, diseases and disorders, including handicaps, treatments (also for mental health problems) and hospitalization.
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Breastfeeding

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_2 YS_TRIP age 2 YS_TRIP age 1-2
     
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    Breastfeeding was assessed through the question: Did the twin get breastfeeding?
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS)

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_DHBQP YS_DHBQ14 YS_DHBQ16 YS_DHBQ18 YC_BS2
     
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    The Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) is a 4-item scale of global subjective happiness. Two items ask respondents to characterize themselves using both absolute ratings and ratings relative to peers, whereas the other two items offer brief descriptions of happy and unhappy individuals and ask respondents the extent to which each characterization describes...
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_DHBQP YS_DHBQ14 YS_DHBQ16 YS_DHBQ18 YC_BS2
     
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    The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is a 5-item scale designed to measure global cognitive judgments of one’s life satisfaction (it is not a measure of either positive or negative affect). The scale does not assess satisfaction with life domains such as health or finances, but allows subjects to integrate and weight these domains in whatever way they...
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Cantril ladder

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_3 YS_5 YS_7 YS_10 YS_12 YS_DHBQP YS_DHBQ14 YS_DHBQ16 YS_DHBQ18 YC_ACTION BB2 YC_ACTION - BB3 YC_BS2 YE_FITNSS YS_TRIP age 3 YS_TRIP age 5 YS_TRIP age 7
     
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    The Cantril ladder is an assessment of the subjective quality of life on a scale from 0 to 10.
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Kind of Person Implicit Theory Scale

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YE_ATTEF3
     
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    The “Kind of Person” Implicit Theory Scale is an 8-item measure that assesses how much people believe they can change and grow.
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Handgrip

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests    Biological sample/measurement
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YE_FITNSS
     
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    Handgrip strength in both hands was measured with a dynamometer (Baseline Digital Smedley Hand dynamometer, Fabrication Enterprises Inc., USA) with one arm at the side of the body and the elbow at a 90 degree angle.
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024

  • measure Life Events Scale

    Study:Netherlands Twin Register
    Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Available measurements:
    Young Netherlands Twin Register  YS_DHBQP YS_DHBQ14 YS_DHBQ16 YS_DHBQ18 YC_BS2
     
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    The Life Events scale assesses the presence of a wide range of important events in the respondent's life, such as death of a spouse, close relative, or friend, divorce/separation, personal illness or injury, job loss or job change, sexual difficulties, financial problems, etc.
    Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024
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