Robust longitudinal multi-cohort results: The development of self-control during adolescence

M. A.J. Zondervan-Zwijnenburg; J. S. Richards; S. T. Kevenaar; A. I. Becht; H. J.A. Hoijtink; A. J. Oldehinkel; S. Branje; W. Meeus; D. I. Boomsma

doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100817

Robust longitudinal multi-cohort results: The development of self-control during adolescence

M. A.J. Zondervan-Zwijnenburg^*, J. S. Richards, S. T. Kevenaar, A. I. Becht, H. J.A. Hoijtink, A. J. Oldehinkel, S. Branje, W. Meeus, D. I. Boomsma

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Longitudinal data from multiple cohorts may be analyzed by Bayesian research synthesis. Here, we illustrate this approach by investigating the development of self-control between age 13 and 19 and the role of sex therein in a multi-cohort, longitudinal design. Three Dutch cohorts supplied data: the Netherlands Twin Register (NTR; N = 21,079), Research on Adolescent Development and Relationships-Young (RADAR-Y; N = 497), and Tracking Adolescents’ Individual Lives Survey (TRAILS; N = 2229). Self-control was assessed by one measure in NTR and RADAR-Y, and three measures in TRAILS. In each cohort, we evaluated evidence for competing informative hypotheses regarding the development of self-control. Subsequently, we aggregated this evidence over cohorts and measures to arrive at a robust conclusion that was supported by all cohorts and measures. We found robust evidence for the hypothesis that on average self-control increases during adolescence (i.e., maturation) and that individuals with lower initial self-control often experience a steeper increase in self-control (i.e., a pattern of recovery). From self-report, boys have higher initial self-control levels at age 13 than girls, whereas parents report higher self-control for girls.

Original language	English
Article number	100817
Pages (from-to)	1-9
Number of pages	9
Journal	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Volume	45
Early online date	4 Jul 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100817
Publication status	Published - Oct 2020

Funding

This collaborative work was supported by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO, grant number 024.001.003 ). We warmly thank all participating families in the Netherland Twin Registry (NTR), RADAR and TRAILS that supplied data. Cohort-Specific funding:NTR has been financially supported by the NWO and The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW) grants 912-10-020 , 463-06-001 , 451-04-034 , 481-08-011 , 056-32-010 , Middelgroot-911-09-032, OCW_NWO Gravity program –024.001.003, NWO-Groot 480-15-001/674, Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI –NL, 184.021.007 and 184.033.111 ); Spinozapremie (NWO- 56-464-14192 ), KNAW Academy Professor Award (PAH/6635) and Vrije Universiteit University Research Fellow grant (URF) to DIB; Amsterdam Public Health and Amsterdan Reproduction & Development research institutes, Neuroscience Amsterdam research institute (former NCA), the European Community's Seventh Framework Program (602768: ACTION); the European Research Council (ERC Advanced, 230374); the National Institutes of Health (NIH, R01D0042157-01A1 , R01MH58799-03 , and 1RC2 MH089995 ); the Avera Institute for Human Genetics , Sioux Falls, South Dakota (USA). RADAR has been financially supported by main grants from the NWO (GB-MAGW 480-03-005, GB-MAGW 480-08-006, OCW_NWO Gravity program –024.001.003), and Stichting Achmea Slachtoffer en Samenleving (SASS), and various other grants from the NWO, the VU University Amsterdam, and Utrecht University. TRAILS has been financially supported by various grants from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO (Medical Research Council program grant GB-MW 940-38-011; ZonMW Brainpower grant 100-001-004; ZonMw Risk Behavior and Dependence grants 60-60600-97-118; ZonMw Culture and Health grant 261-98-710; Social Sciences Council medium-sized investment grants GB-MaGW 480-01-006 and GB-MaGW 480-07-001; Social Sciences Council project grants GB-MaGW 452-04-314 and GB-MaGW 452-06-004; NWO large-sized investment grant 175.010.2003.005; NWO Longitudinal Survey and Panel Funding 481-08-013 and 481-11-001; NWO Vici 016.130.002 and 453-16-007/2735; NWO Gravitation 024.001.003), the Dutch Ministry of Justice (WODC), the European Science Foundation (EuroSTRESS project FP-006), the European Research Council (ERC-2017-STG-757364 en ERC-CoG-2015-681466), Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure BBMRI-NL (CP 32), the Gratama foundation, the Jan Dekker foundation, the participating universities, and Accare Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Participating centers of TRAILS (TRacking Adolescents' Individual Lives Survey) include various departments of the University Medical Center and University of Groningen, the University of Utrecht, the Radboud Medical Center Nijmegen, and the Parnassia Group, all in the Netherlands. This collaborative work was supported by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO, grant number 024.001.003). We warmly thank all participating families in the Netherland Twin Registry (NTR), RADAR and TRAILS that supplied data. Cohort-Specific funding:NTR has been financially supported by the NWO and The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW) grants 912-10-020, 463-06-001, 451-04-034, 481-08-011, 056-32-010, Middelgroot-911-09-032, OCW_NWO Gravity program ?024.001.003, NWO-Groot 480-15-001/674, Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI ?NL, 184.021.007 and 184.033.111); Spinozapremie (NWO- 56-464-14192), KNAW Academy Professor Award (PAH/6635) and Vrije Universiteit University Research Fellow grant (URF) to DIB; Amsterdam Public Health and Amsterdan Reproduction & Development research institutes, Neuroscience Amsterdam research institute (former NCA), the European Community's Seventh Framework Program (602768: ACTION); the European Research Council (ERC Advanced, 230374); the National Institutes of Health (NIH, R01D0042157-01A1, R01MH58799-03, and 1RC2 MH089995); the Avera Institute for Human Genetics, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (USA). RADAR has been financially supported by main grants from the NWO (GB-MAGW 480-03-005, GB-MAGW 480-08-006, OCW_NWO Gravity program ?024.001.003), and Stichting Achmea Slachtoffer en Samenleving (SASS), and various other grants from the NWO, the VU University Amsterdam, and Utrecht University. TRAILS has been financially supported by various grants from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO (Medical Research Council program grant GB-MW 940-38-011; ZonMW Brainpower grant 100-001-004; ZonMw Risk Behavior and Dependence grants 60-60600-97-118; ZonMw Culture and Health grant 261-98-710; Social Sciences Council medium-sized investment grants GB-MaGW 480-01-006 and GB-MaGW 480-07-001; Social Sciences Council project grants GB-MaGW 452-04-314 and GB-MaGW 452-06-004; NWO large-sized investment grant 175.010.2003.005; NWO Longitudinal Survey and Panel Funding 481-08-013 and 481-11-001; NWO Vici 016.130.002 and 453-16-007/2735; NWO Gravitation 024.001.003), the Dutch Ministry of Justice (WODC), the European Science Foundation (EuroSTRESS project FP-006), the European Research Council (ERC-2017-STG-757364 en ERC-CoG-2015-681466), Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure BBMRI-NL (CP 32), the Gratama foundation, the Jan Dekker foundation, the participating universities, and Accare Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Participating centers of TRAILS (TRacking Adolescents' Individual Lives Survey) include various departments of the University Medical Center and University of Groningen, the University of Utrecht, the Radboud Medical Center Nijmegen, and the Parnassia Group, all in the Netherlands.

Funders	Funder number
Amsterdam Public Health and Amsterdan Reproduction & Development research institutes, Neuroscience Amsterdam research institute
Avera Institute for Human Genetics	GB-MAGW 480-03-005, GB-MAGW 480-08-006
BBMRI
Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure
Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure BBMRI-NL	CP 32
Dutch Ministry of Justice
European Community's Seventh Framework Program
Jan Dekker foundation
NWO-Groot	184.033.111, 184.021.007, 480-15-001/674
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO
Parnassia Group
Radboud Medical Center Nijmegen
Social Sciences Council	016.130.002, 453-16-007/2735, GB-MaGW 480-07-001, 481-08-013, 175.010.2003.005, GB-MaGW 452-06-004, GB-MaGW 480-01-006, 481-11-001, GB-MaGW 452-04-314
Spinozapremie	- 56-464-14192
Stichting Achmea Slachtoffer en Samenleving
University of Utrecht
Vrije Universiteit University
ZonMW Brainpower
ZonMw Culture and Health	261-98-710
ZonMw Risk Behavior and Dependence	60-60600-97-118
National Institutes of Health	R01D0042157-01A1, R01MH58799-03
National Institute of Mental Health	RC2MH089995
Seventh Framework Programme	602768
Medical Research Council	GB-MW 940-38-011
European Research Council	230374
European Science Foundation	ERC-2017-STG-757364 en ERC-CoG-2015-681466, FP-006
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen	PAH/6635
ZonMw	463-06-001, 481-08-011, 451-04-034, 056-32-010, 100-001-004, 912-10-020
Universiteit Utrecht
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek	024.001.003
Gratama Stichting
Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek- en Documentatiecentrum

Keywords

Informative hypotheses
Longitudinal analysis
Research synthesis
Self-control
Sex differences

Cohort Studies

Netherlands Twin Register (NTR)

UN SDGs

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