Table 1 Measures and time points in CATS
From: Study protocol: the Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study (CATS)
Construct | Measures | Source | Wave (Age of participants in years) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 (8–9) | 2 (9–10) | 3 (10–11) | 4 (11–12) | |||
Pubertal development | PDS | Parent | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Child | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
SMS | Child | ✓ | ✓ | |||
DHEA | Child | ✓ | ✓ | |||
DHEA-S | Child | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Testosterone | Child | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Mental health & behaviour problems | SDQ | Parent | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
SMFQ | Child | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
SCAS | Child | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
ADHD Rating Scale IV | Parent | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
CDRS | Parent | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
PedsQL General Wellbeing Scale | Child | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
KEDS Body Image Silhouettes | Child | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Substance use | Child | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Peer & family relationships | GBQ | Child | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Family relationships | Child | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Physical health, nutrition & other problems | Functional somatic symptoms | Child | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dietary Screening Tool | Parent | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Child | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Child sleep habits | Parent | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Media engagement | Child | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Physical activity | Parent | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Child | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Anthropometry | Height | Child | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Weight | Child | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Waist circumference | Child | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Academic achievement | NAPLAN | Data provided by VCAA | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Global ratings of English and Maths | Teacher | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Prenatal & postnatal factors | Questions assessing birth weight, gestational age, medication, substance use, and major medical conditions during pregnancy, mode of delivery, intensive care following birth, postnatal depression and breastfeeding | Parent | ✓ | |||
Parent mental health | PHQ-2 | Parent | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Demographics | Questions include family composition, parental education and age, annual household income, language spoken at home, ethnicity and adoption | Parent | ✓ | |||