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Chicago Child Care Society; Shireman, Joan; and Vroegh, Karen, 1999, "Family Life Project: A Longitudinal Adoption Study, 1969-1989", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CRFHDU, Harvard Dataverse, V2
This 20-year longitudinal study, begun in 1969-1970, examines the influence of adoption on child and family development in intraracial, transracial, single-parent, and two-parent adoptive and biological families. Data collection included child, parent, and family interviews; and child completion of psychological tests, and questionnaires about raci... |
Dec 3, 2012 - Original Murray Collection
Bassuk, Ellen L., 1998, "Worcester Family Research Project: Baseline Data, 1992-1995", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/X2372C, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:5:EkaHXZdIHenQwfH9pdmHCQ== [fileUNF]
These data were collected in order to gather comprehensive qualitative and quantitative data on homeless families and a low-income housed comparison group. The major goal was to gain knowledge about the risk factors for homelessness and its impact on the social, emotional, and cognitive development of children. This is the baseline component of an... |
Ann F. Brunswick, 2018, "Harlem Longitudinal Study of Urban Black Youth, 1968-1994", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/5WJKZL, Harvard Dataverse, V3, UNF:4:6,128:zmyHvveCO6LrHnfxycgV4w+PR/2Hc4b9hT4r1Gn0oBo= [fileUNF]
This 26-year longitudinal study, begun in 1968, involved the collection of a broad array of data concerning physical, psychological, and social aspects of health among a representative community sample of urban African-American adolescents. More specifically, the study aimed to determine the extent and direction of change in health status among Afr... |
Alexander, Karl L.; Entwisle, Doris R., 2003, "The Beginning School Study, 1982-2002", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NYYXIO, Harvard Dataverse, V3, UNF:3:hlT7u4CbArgxawKtYr87fg== [fileUNF]
The Beginning School Study (BSS) is a longitudinal study of children's academic and social development beginning in first grade and continuing through high school and beyond. This 20-year study, begun in 1982, contains data from a panel of children in Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS), and also includes data from their parents, teachers, and sch... |
Aug 23, 2010 - Murray Research Archive Dataverse
Robert Bates; Karen Feree; James Habyarimana; Macartan Humphreys; Smita Singh, 2018, "Controls Data (Geographic, Climatic etc.)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/1YKYVF, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:5:9BuvrRxcViQlX9qVZTD67Q== [fileUNF]
The variables contained in this dataset are drawn from numerous datasets and standard reference sources. They provide geographic, climatic, demographic, sociological and international information about the countries in the dataset. The geographic data includes details regarding the location and size of countries and also information concerning the... |
Newman, Katherine S., 2004, "A Different Shade of Gray: Midlife and Beyond in the Inner City, 1995-1996", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/T0KZOE, Harvard Dataverse, V2
The purpose of this study was to examine the life experiences of inner-city African Americans, Puerto Ricans and Dominicans as they moved into mid-life and beyond. Participants were randomly selected from the Ethnic and Racial Minorities in Urban Areas Survey (ERMUAS) New York sample. The ERMUAS study was conducted as a companion study to the MacAr... |
Kellam, Sheppard; Ensminger, Margaret; Branch, Jeannette, 1985, "Woodlawn Mental Health Longitudinal Community Epidemiological Project, 1966-1976", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XABGZN, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:3:sg0QkO9xIOjV4gk3P2M6AQ== [fileUNF]
The purpose of the study was to prospectively investigate the mental health of children as they enter first grade and progress through their early school years and into adolescence with a particular focus on the evolving role of such environmental influences as family structure, school atmosphere, and neighborhood on psychological well-being. Inves... |
Payne, Edmund C.; Notman, Malkah T.; Kravitz, Arthur, 1984, "Abortion Study, 1969-1974", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/VHNI4E, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:IQ5Hyvf6BmYwyPHe3iYcaQ== [fileUNF]
This study examines the psychological outcomes of therapeutic abortion during the period immediately preceding the U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating restrictive abortion laws. The sample was drawn from women requesting abortions at a large urban hospital in the northeast. The participants were interviewed by a psychiatrist before the abortio... |
Earls, Felton J., 2000, "Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods: Systematic Social Observation, 1994-1998", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XWANOS, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:ESszhNZgGYYdq+P+zuMOPQ== [fileUNF]
The purpose of the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods was to understand how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development. This included an extensive undertaking on understanding the causes and the pathways of juvenile delinquency, adult crime, substance abuse, and violence. The Project had a focus... |
Earls, Felton J.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Raudenbush, Stephen W.; Sampson, Robert J., 2000, "Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods: Community Survey, 1994 - 1995", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XFZOHL, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:Bt4Nv7NTmrWymGUj6Ri+tw== [fileUNF]
The purpose of the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods was to understand how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development. This included an extensive undertaking on understanding the causes and the pathways of juvenile delinquency, adult crime, substance abuse, and violence. The Project had a focus... |
