2000 Stories Study

2000 Stories is a landmark longitudinal study spanning almost 30 years. The project began in 1992 with around 2000 Year 9 students who were 14 to 15 years of age. These students completed six surveys from Years 9 to12 and three surveys in young adulthood (aged around 21, 24 and 29). The same participants completed surveys at 35 and 41 years of age. The first six surveys alone created one of the most comprehensive pictures of adolescent development in the world. We looked at many aspects of teenage health and behaviour, including mental health, personality and behaviour, school, family, and drug and alcohol use. This information has been used to improve the health of future generations by influencing policy and informing prevention programs. More recently, we have focussed on how teenage experiences, health and lifestyles may affect physical and emotional health in adulthood and in the next generation. Our findings have helped bring global attention to the important role of adolescence in shaping future health. Many of our original 2000 stories participants have children of their own, creating the unique opportunity to explore how the health of one generation may be related to the next. Our intergenerational study was launched in 2006 and aims to understand the processes that might influence many aspects of health and wellbeing across generations. Safety Information

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