PHDCN PSRS: Social Support for Chicago Youth, 1994-1995

Chicago-based data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) Longitudinal Cohort Study. It contains Provision of Social Relations (Subject) interview data from over 6,000 randomly selected children, adolescents, and young adults in Cohorts 9, 12, 15, and 18. This measure evaluates the social support subjects received from family and friends to understand influences on antisocial behavior and development.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between perceived social support from family and developmental outcomes based on interview data.
• Modeling neighborhood-level influences on adolescent social networks and support systems.
• Longitudinal tracking of changes in social relations and their correlation with antisocial behaviors over time.
• Comparative studies of social support mechanisms across different age cohorts (9, 12, 15, 18).

Strengths

• Large-scale, interdisciplinary study with over 6,000 randomly selected participants, enhancing statistical power and representativeness.
• Longitudinal design following subjects and primary caregivers over time to examine changing life circumstances.
• Open Access (green) license facilitates reuse and analysis by the research community.

Limitations

• Specific column names and data schema are not provided in the available metadata, limiting understanding of the dataset's structure.
• Conflicting or missing metadata for size, row count, and last updated date across platform entries.
• Data is from a single wave (1994-1995) of a multi-wave study; analysis of trends requires accessing other PHDCN components.

Provenance

Source

Harvard University, led by Felton J. Earls as part of the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN).

Collection Method

Interview administration (Provision of Social Relations - Subject) to participants in the Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Time Range

1994-1995 (Wave 1)

Geography

Chicago, Illinois, USA