Welcome to our news and blogs section. Here you’ll find the latest developments and insights from across our longitudinal studies.
Aspirations and emotional and behavioural problems in primary school aged children
Conscientious teenagers are less likely to smoke when they become adults, new research has concluded.
The corrosive effect of persistent poverty on children’s cognitive development is revealed in a new study published by the Institute of Education, University of London.
A new study, based on longitudinal data, has found that people who had higher pre-pandemic levels of depression or anxiety have been more severely affected by disruption to jobs and healthcare during the pandemic.
Making people aware of their weight problems may not help them to improve their health.
A CLS Working Paper published today investigates new evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study on the ’part-time penalty:’ the lower rates of hourly pay offered in part-time jobs rather than full-time jobs to equivalently qualified and experienced women.
Girls who take on part-time work whilst studying could potentially be damaging their chances of GCSE success.
An all-party parliamentary group has launched a report outlining seven “truths” about social mobility and the challenges they pose for policy-makers.
Children who experience a family break-up are more likely to become overweight or obese than those living with both parents, according to a new study.
A recent report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) suggests parents’ marital status has ‘little or no additional impact on the child’s development’.
Northern Ireland is the safest and best part of the UK in which to bring up young children, a new study suggests.
The announcement comes after research using British longitudinal studies showed that summer-born children face disadvantage throughout their schooling.
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