A practical guide for researchers and reviewers using the ABCD Study and other large longitudinal datasets

Natalie M Saragosa-Harris¹, Natasha Chaku², Niamh MacSweeney³, Victoria Guazzelli Williamson⁴, Maximilian Scheuplein⁵, Brandee Feola⁶, Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez⁷, Ece Demir-Lira⁸, Elizabeth A McNeilly⁹, Landry Goodgame Huffman¹⁰, Lucy Whitmore⁹, Kalina J Michalska¹¹, Katherine Sf Damme¹², Divyangana Rakesh¹³, Kathryn L Mills¹⁴

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¹ Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: nsaragosaharris@ucla.edu.
² Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Electronic address: nchaku@umich.edu.
³ Division of Psychiatry, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK. Electronic address: niamh.macsweeney@ed.ac.uk.
⁴ Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, USA. Electronic address: vgw@uoregon.edu.
⁵ Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁷ Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁸ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, IA, USA.
⁹ Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Neuroscience, University of Georgia, GA, USA.
¹¹ Department of Psychology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA.
¹² Institute of Developmental Science, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
¹³ Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁴ Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, USA; PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 35636343
PMCID: PMC9156875
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101115

A practical guide for researchers and reviewers using the ABCD Study and other large longitudinal datasets

Natalie M Saragosa-Harris et al. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2022 Jun.

. 2022 Jun:55:101115.

doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101115. Epub 2022 May 20.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: nsaragosaharris@ucla.edu.
² Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Electronic address: nchaku@umich.edu.
³ Division of Psychiatry, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK. Electronic address: niamh.macsweeney@ed.ac.uk.
⁴ Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, USA. Electronic address: vgw@uoregon.edu.
⁵ Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁷ Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁸ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, IA, USA.
⁹ Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Neuroscience, University of Georgia, GA, USA.
¹¹ Department of Psychology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA.
¹² Institute of Developmental Science, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
¹³ Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health, Victoria, Australia.
¹⁴ Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, USA; PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 35636343
PMCID: PMC9156875
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101115

Abstract

As the largest longitudinal study of adolescent brain development and behavior to date, the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study® has provided immense opportunities for researchers across disciplines since its first data release in 2018. The size and scope of the study also present a number of hurdles, which range from becoming familiar with the study design and data structure to employing rigorous and reproducible analyses. The current paper is intended as a guide for researchers and reviewers working with ABCD data, highlighting the features of the data (and the strengths and limitations therein) as well as relevant analytical and methodological considerations. Additionally, we explore justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts as they pertain to the ABCD Study and other large-scale datasets. In doing so, we hope to increase both accessibility of the ABCD Study and transparency within the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience.

Keywords: Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study; Adolescent development; Longitudinal research; Open research; Practical guide.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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A practical guide for researchers and reviewers using the ABCD Study and other large longitudinal datasets

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