Table 5 Summary of the main information collected in the Kupol study at baseline and follow-up
From: School environment and mental health in early adolescence - a longitudinal study in Sweden (KUPOL)
Information | Source | Instrument |
|---|---|---|
School infrastructure and organization | School principal | Paper questionnaire |
School pedagogic and social climate | Teachers and students attending the last year of the compulsory school | Paper and/or web-based questionnaire |
Classroom composition and teaching style | Teachers in math, Swedish and English | Paper questionnaire |
Family demographics (parental education, employment, geographic origin) | Parents/guardians | Paper questionnaire |
Parents’ socioeconomic factors (education, income, occupation, sickness and disability benefits) | LISA register | Record linkage |
Parents’ perceived own health, tobacco and alcohol use | Parents/guardians | Paper questionnaire |
Parents’ social capital | Parents/guardians | Paper questionnaire |
Parents’ relation to the index child | Parents/guardians | Paper questionnaire |
Parents’ expectations on index child’s academic achievements | Parents/guardians | Paper questionnaire |
Child’s peri-natal events and anthropometric characteristics | Medical Birth Register | Record linkage |
Child’s mental health (SDQ) | Parents/guardians and index child | Paper questionnaire |
Child’s mental health (CES-DC) | Index child | Paper questionnaire |
Child’s psychiatric diagnoses | Inpatient and outpatient registers | Record linkage |
Child’s pharmacologic treatments | Swedish Prescribed Drug Register | Record linkage |
Substance use | Index child | Paper questionnaire |
Perceived general health | Index child | Paper questionnaire |
Relation to parents | Index child | Paper questionnaire |
Relation to school and academic expectations | Index child | Paper questionnaire |
School absenteeism | School registers | Record linkage |
Relation to peers | Index child | Paper questionnaire |
Experience of bullying | Index child | Paper questionnaire |