Abstract
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 |
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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 | |
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 |
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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)