The Belfast Youth Development Study (BYDS): A prospective cohort study of the initiation, persistence and desistance of substance use from adolescence to adulthood in Northern Ireland
The Belfast Youth Development Study (BYDS): A prospective cohort study of the initiation, persistence and desistance of substance use from adolescence to adulthood in Northern Ireland
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贝尔法斯特青年发展研究 (BYDS)：一项关于北爱尔兰从青春期到成年期间物质使用的开始、持续和停止的前瞻性队列研究
作者：
K. Higgins;A. McLaughlin;O. Perra;C. McCartan;M. McCann;A. Percy;J. Jordan
背景物质滥用一直是世界范围内的一个主要公共卫生问题，给社会带来巨大代价。制定干预措施需要方法上合理的研究，以探索药物滥用的原因和后果。这篇队列描述论文概述了贝尔法斯特青年发展（BYDS）的设计，这是英国同类研究中最大的队列研究之一。该研究旨在解决长期前瞻性队列研究的需要，以调查物质使用的开始，持续和停止，以及青春期和成年期的生命过程。本文概述了BYDS作为调查物质滥用的纵向数据源，并概述了研究措施，样本保留和特点。我们还概述了BYDS数据迄今为止的使用情况，并强调了感兴趣的研究人员未来工作的成熟领域。方法研究开始于2000/1年，参与者（n = 3，834）是来自北方爱尔兰40多所学校的小学后教育的第一年（10/11岁，8年级）的学生。在上学期间对儿童进行了跟踪：（2002年; 12岁; n = 4 343），10年级（2003年; 13岁; n = 4 522），11年级（2004年; 14岁; n = 3 965）和12年级（2005年; 15岁;人数= 3，830）和另外两次：2006/07年（16/17岁;人数= 2，335）和2010/11年（20/21岁;人数= 2，087）。收集了关于药物使用、家庭、学校、邻里、犯罪行为和心理健康的数据。这项研究最新颖的方面是通过友谊提名收集详细的社交网络数据，从而可以调查通过友谊网络传播的物质使用。2004年（第11学年;答卷人年龄为14岁），对参与者的父母（n = 1 097）和兄弟姐妹（n = 211）进行的次级抽样也完成了关于药物使用和家庭动态的测量。最近一波（2010/2011年; 20/21岁的受访者）表明，该队列中终生使用酒精、烟草和大麻的比例分别为94%、70%和45%。该文件绘制了药物使用行为的发展，并介绍了迄今为止的一些关键成果。我们还确定了一些关键领域，包括性健康和教育，供感兴趣的研究人员进行分析。结论：我们建立了一个从青少年到成年早期的详细数据队列，并辅以父母和兄弟姐妹的报告和同伴网络数据。该数据集，允许调查青少年物质使用的轨迹，相关因素和随后的长期结果，构成了纵向物质滥用研究的重要资源。随着该群体进入20多岁，并有可能与行政数据源联系，计划中的进一步浪潮将进一步丰富数据集。
Background Substance misuse persists as a major public health issue worldwide with significant costs for society. The development of interventions requires methodologically sound studies to explore substance misuse causes and consequences. This Cohort description paper outlines the design of the Belfast Youth Development (BYDS), one of the largest cohort studies of its kind in the UK. The study was established to address the need for a long-term prospective cohort study to investigate the initiation, persistence and desistance of substance use, alongside life course processes in adolescence and adulthood. The paper provides an overview of BYDS as a longitudinal data source for investigating substance misuse and outlines the study measures, sample retention and characteristics. We also outline how the BYDS data have been used to date and highlight areas ripe for future work by interested researchers. Methods The study began in 2000/1 when participants (n = 3,834) were pupils in their first year of post-primary education (age 10/11 years, school year 8) from over 40 schools in Northern Ireland. Children were followed during the school years: Year 9 (in 2002; aged 12; n = 4,343), Year 10 (in 2003; aged 13; n = 4,522), Year 11 (in 2004; aged 14; n = 3,965) and Year 12 (in 2005; aged 15; n = 3,830) and on two more occasions: 2006/07 (aged 16/17; n = 2,335) and 2010/11 (aged 20/21; n = 2,087). Data were collected on substance use, family, schools, neighbourhoods, offending behaviour and mental health. The most novel aspect of the study was the collection of detailed social network data via friendship nominations allowing the investigation of the spread of substance use via friendship networks. In 2004 (school year 11; respondents aged 14), a sub-sample of participants’ parents (n = 1,097) and siblings (n = 211) also completed measures on substance use and family dynamics. Results The most recent wave (in 2010/2011; respondents aged 20/21 years) indicated lifetime use of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis among the cohort was 94, 70 and 45 per cent, respectively. The paper charts the development of drug use behaviour and some of the key results to date are presented. We have also identified a number of key areas ripe for analysis by interested researchers including sexual health and education. Conclusions We have established a cohort with detailed data from adolescence to young adulthood, supplemented with parent and sibling reports and peer network data. The dataset, allowing for investigation of trajectories of adolescent substance use, associated factors and subsequent long-term outcomes, constitutes an important resource for longitudinal substance misuse research. A planned further wave as the cohort enter their late twenties and potential to link to administrative data sources, will further enrich the datasets.
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4.2
作者：
Schofield TJ;Conger RD;Robins RW
通讯作者：
Robins RW