Background Poor cognitive ability in childhood may lead to poor outcomes across the life
course. Thus, isolating clusters of children who share similar trajectories of cognitive …

Children's development in the early years has been shown to be related to their success in
later life in a range of areas including education, employment and crime. Determining why …

Background Factors early in life, even prenatally, could affect subsequent health and
development of disease. Studies have consistently shown a small but significant correlation …

Background Differences in cognitive development have been observed across a variety of
ethnic minority groups but relatively little is known about the persistence of these …

The National Child Development Study (NCDS), also known as the 1958 birth cohort, is a
continuing, multi-disciplinary longitudinal study of individuals all born in Great Britain in one …

The first year of a child's life has been considered important in shaping their cognitive
development. The research literature has identified area-based socio-economic …

Objective To identify and describe distinct trajectories of cognitive and socioemotional
development during childhood and to examine their relationships with adolescent health …

In this chapter we examine cognitive and behavioural adjustment of five-year-old children.
We assess differences in adjustment by different demographic and family background …

Background Little is known about how mental health in primary school affects subsequent
adolescent mental health. This study examined the effect of education in primary school on …

While there is a rich literature on the socio-economic gaps in children's average cognitive
test scores in the United Kingdom, there is less evidence on the differences in children's …