PHDCN: Child Self-Efficacy Survey in Chicago, 1997-2000

The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) was a large-scale, interdisciplinary study. One component, the Longitudinal Cohort Study, followed over 6,000 randomly selected children, adolescents, and young adults. The 'Things I Can Do If I Try' survey was a self-efficacy instrument given to subjects in Cohorts 9, 12, and 15, assessing efficacy in five domains: future, school, neighborhood, home, and social.

Use Cases

• Modeling child self-efficacy based on the five assessed domains (future, school, neighborhood, home, social).
• Analyzing longitudinal trends in personal development within the context of family, peer, and school influences.
• Studying the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and adolescent perceptions of capability.

Strengths

• Longitudinal design following over 6,000 randomly selected subjects across multiple cohorts.
• Survey instrument developed specifically for the PHDCN design, assessing efficacy in five distinct domains.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Harvard University (Felton J. Earls)

Collection Method

Longitudinal Cohort Study with surveys administered to subjects and primary caregivers.

Time Range

1997-2000 (Wave 2)

Geography

Chicago neighborhoods