Growing Up in Australia: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) Release 7.2 (Waves 1-7)

Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) is a major study following the development of approximately 10,000 young people and their families from all parts of Australia. It is conducted in partnership between the Department of Social Services, the Australian Institute of Family Studies and the Australian Bureau of Statistics with advice provided by a consortium of leading researchers. The study began in 2003 with a representative sample of children (who are now teens and young adults) from urban and rural areas of all states and territories in Australia. The study has a multi-disciplinary base, and examines a broad range of research questions about development and wellbeing over the life course in relation to topics such as parenting, family, peers, education, child care and health. It will continue to follow participants into adulthood. The study informs social policy and is used to identify opportunities for early intervention and prevention strategies. Participating families have been interviewed every two years from 2004, and between-wave mail-out questionnaires were sent to families in 2005 (Wave 1.5), 2007 (Wave 2.5) and 2009 (Wave 3.5). The B cohort (“Baby” cohort) of around 5,000 children was aged 0–1 years in 2003–04, and the K cohort (“Kinder” cohort) of around 5,000 children was aged 4–5 years in 2003–04. Study informants include the young person, their parents (both resident and non-resident), carers and teachers. Please note that this release of LSAC is now superseded, and is available by request for approved training courses only. For the current release, please visit https://ada.edu.au/lsac_current

《澳大利亚成长追踪：澳大利亚儿童纵向研究》（Longitudinal Study of Australian Children，以下简称LSAC）是一项覆盖澳大利亚全境、追踪约1万名青少年及其家庭发展历程的大型纵向研究项目。本项目由澳大利亚社会服务部、澳大利亚家庭研究所与澳大利亚统计局联合开展，并由顶尖研究者组成的联盟提供学术指导。该研究于2003年启动，招募了来自澳大利亚所有州及领地的城乡地区的具有代表性的儿童样本（如今这些儿童已成长为青少年与青年群体）。本研究采用多学科研究框架，围绕育儿、家庭、同伴关系、教育、托育与健康等主题，针对人生历程中的发展与福祉问题展开了广泛的研究。项目将持续追踪研究对象直至其成年阶段。该研究可为社会政策制定提供依据，并助力识别早期干预与预防策略的实施契机。自2004年起，项目每两年对参与家庭开展一次面对面访谈，并于2005年（第1.5波次）、2007年（第2.5波次）及2009年（第3.5波次）向家庭发放波次间邮寄问卷。研究包含两个队列：B队列（"婴儿队列"）约含5000名儿童，2003-2004年时年龄为0-1岁；K队列（"学前队列"）约含5000名儿童，2003-2004年时年龄为4-5岁。研究信息提供者包括研究对象本人、其父母（居住父母与分居父母）、照料者及教师。请注意，本次公开的LSAC数据集版本已被更新版本取代，仅可应请求用于经批准的培训课程。如需获取当前最新版本的数据集，请访问https://ada.edu.au/lsac_current

搜集汇总

背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集是澳大利亚儿童成长纵向研究（LSAC）的7.2版本，覆盖第1至7波数据，追踪约10,000名儿童从2003年开始的发展历程，涵盖育儿、家庭、教育等多方面主题，旨在为政策制定和早期干预提供依据。研究采用多学科方法，每两年进行访谈，并包括邮寄问卷调查，但当前版本已过时，仅供特定培训使用。