National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health)

The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) is a school-based longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of adolescents in grades 7-12 in the United States in 1994-95 that includes several items related to students' sense of belonging (e.g., “I feel like I am part of this school” and “I feel close to people at this school”).

Content

Sub-Category
Grades
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages
English

Administration Information

Length
Varies
Administration
Paper

Access and Use

Price

Free

Contact

Restricted data use request here: https://data.cpc.unc.edu/projects/2/view

Use in Research

Kirkpatrick, K. M. (2020). Adolescents with Chronic Medical Conditions and High School Completion: The Importance of Perceived School Belonging. Continuity in Education, 1(1), pp. 50–63. https://doi.org/10.5334/cie.5

Bonny, A. E., Britto, M. T., Klostermann, B. K., Hornung, R. W., & Slap, G. B. (2000). School disconnectedness: Identifying adolescents at risk. Pediatrics, 106, 1017–1021 https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.106.5.1017

Perkins, K., Carey, K., Lincoln, E., Shih, A., Donalds, R., Kessel Schneider, S., Holt, M., Greif Freen, J. (2021). School connectedness still matters: The association of school connectedness and mental health during remote learning due to COVID-19. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 42, 641-648. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-021-00649-w

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Psychometric References

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