B3185 - Assessment and harmonisation of cognitive measures in Britsih Cohort Studies - 25/09/2018
A widely-used feature of the British birth cohorts is the wealth of cognitive measures collected throughout childhood, and in adult life. Nevertheless, the cognitive tests vary widely, both within and between cohorts. This project will test the cognitive measures in the cohort studies, including their relationship across a range of outcomes: subsequent cognitive scores; educational attainment; occupational attainment and income; mental health and wellbeing; physical health. We will assess the extent to which common scales, and/or scales assessing whether they measure the same construct. We will assess to what extent cognitive scales within the studies can reliably be used in cross-cohort analyses, and which scales are best suited to such comparisons. We will also assess whether socio-economic origins, cognitive scores, educational attainment, and socio-economic destinations has changed over time, and what implications this has for wider inequalities.