Longitudinal Study of Posttraumatic Stress in 1,354 At-Risk Children

A longitudinal dataset from the Consortium for Longitudinal Studies in Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) contains 1,354 children identified in infancy to early childhood as being maltreated or at risk. The data was used in a causal data science analysis to model 251 variables and 818 bivariate relations, identifying direct causes and effects of Posttraumatic Stress at age 8. The dataset was authored by Glenn N. Saxe and last updated on 2026-04-22.

Use Cases

• Causal network modeling based on the 251 variables and 818 bivariate relations described.
• Identifying risk factors for posttraumatic stress based on variables like Emotional Maltreatment and Witnessing Violence.
• Longitudinal analysis of child development based on data collected from infancy to age 8.
• Methodological research applying causal data science algorithms to observational clinical data.

Strengths

• Includes data from 1,354 children, providing a substantial sample for analysis.
• Longitudinal design tracks children from infancy to at least age 8.
• Analysis identified a causal network model with 251 variables and 818 relations.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data size is 23.1 KB, indicating a very limited scope, likely containing summary or model results rather than raw data.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and structure require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Consortium for Longitudinal Studies in Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN)

Collection Method

Observational, longitudinal data collection.

Time Range

Covers from infancy to at least age 8 for the cohort.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 05:49:29; freshness should be verified.