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The Kauai Longitudinal Study

If you were born on Kaua’i in 1954, 1955 or 1956 (between the ages of 62 to 64), please fill out the following survey:

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Information:
The Kauai ​Longitudinal Study, also referred to as the Werner & Smith Study, and its continuation was transferred to Laurie D. (Lali) McCubbin PhD. as the Principal Investigator (Associate Professor, University of Louisville; laurie.mccubbin@louisville.edu). The longitudinal investigation of a large multiracial cohort of children began at birth in 1955 with a focus on sex differences in vulnerability and resilience and a goal to identify protective factors within the children, the family, and the cultural and caregiving environment across the lifespan. Data were collected at specific points in participants' lives: prenatal, perinatal and birth, age 1, age 2, age 10, age 17/18, age 30, and age 40.

This project continues with several important goals: (a) continuation of the study of 698 male and female individuals focusing on health and well-being as they enter their sixth decade and the aging process; (b) examination in greater depth of the processes involved in adaptation and resilience; (c) where needed, development and psychometric analysis of measures needed to advance the study of resilience of children and adults of this multiethnic population; (d) examination of historical trauma and its influence on development; and (e) identifying competencies and protective factors that evolved in the early years, middle years, and aging.

Books Related to KLS

Werner, E., & Smith, R. (2001). Journeys from childhood to midlife: Risk, resilience, and recovery. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press.

Werner, E., & Smith, R. (1992). Overcoming the odds: High risk children from birth to adulthood. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

Werner, E., & Smith, R. (1982). Vulnerable but invincible: A longitudinal study of resilient children and youth. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Werner, E., & Bierman, J. (1971). The children of Kauai; a longitudinal study from the prenatal period to age ten. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
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Chapters Related to KLS

Werner, E. E. (2013). What can we learn about resilience from large-scale longitudinal studies?. In S. Goldstein, R. B. Brooks, S. Goldstein, R. B. Brooks (Eds.), 
       Handbook of resilience in children (2nd ed.) (pp. 87-102). New York, NY, US: Springer Science + Business Media. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3661-4_6

Werner, E. E. (1991). High-risk children in young adulthood: A longitudinal study from birth to 32 years. In S. Chess & M. E. Hertzig (Eds.), Annual progress in child
       psychiatry and child development
(pp. 180-193). Philadelphia, PA, US: Brunner/Mazel.

Werner, E. E. (1990). Antecedents and consequences of deviant behavior. In K. Hurrelmann & F. Lösel, (Eds.), Health hazards in adolescence (pp. 219-231).
       Oxford, England: Walter De Gruyter.
 
Articles Related to KLS
Werner, E. (2012). Resilience Pioneer. Reclaiming Children & Youth, 21(1), 22-23.  

Werner, E. & Brendtro, L. (2012). Risk, Resilience, and Recovery. Reclaiming Children & Youth, 21(1), 18-22.

Werner, E. E. (2005). Resilience Research: Past, Present, and Future. In R. D. Peters, B. Leadbeater, & R. J. McMahon (Eds.), Resilience in children, families, and
       communities: Linking context to practice and policy
 (pp. 3-11). New York, NY, US: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Werner, E. E. (2004). Journeys from childhood to midlife: Risk, resilience, and recovery. Pediatrics, 114(2), 492.
       *portion of this article available at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/114/2/492.1.short

Werner, E. E. (1996). Vulnerable but invincible: High risk children from birth to adulthood. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 5(1), 47-51.
       *sample of article available at: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00538544

Werner, E. E. (1994). Overcoming the odds. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 15(2), 131-136.

Werner, E. E. (1993). Risk and resilience in individuals with learning disabilities: Lessons learned from the Kauai Longitudinal Study. Learning Disabilities Research
       & Practice
, 8(1), 28-34.

Werner, E. E. (1993). Risk, resilience, and recovery: Perspectives from the Kauai Longitudinal Study. Development and Psychopathology, 5(4), 503-515.

Werner, E. E. (1993). A longitudinal perspective on risk for learning disabilities


Werner, E. E. (1973). From birth to latency: behavioral differences in a multiracial group of twins. Child Development, 44(3), 438-444.

Werner, E. E. (1992). The children of Kauai: Resiliency and recovery in adolescence and adulthood. Journal of Adolescent Health, 13(4), 262-268.

Werner, E. E. (1989). Children of the garden island. Scientific American, 260(4), 106.
      *sample available at: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/20227021_Children_of_the_Garden_Island

Werner, E. E. (1989). Adolescents and work: A longitudinal perspective on gender and cultural variability. In D. Stern, D. Eichorn (Eds.), Adolescence and work:
       Influences of social structure, labor markets, and culture
 (pp. 159-187). Hillsdale, NJ, England: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Werner, E. E. (1987). Vulnerability and resiliency: A longitudinal study of Asian Americans from birth to Age

Werner, E. E. & Johnson, J. L. (2004). The role of caring adults in the lives of children of alcoholics. Substance Use & Misuse, 39(5), 699-720.

Wenger, E. E., Simian, K., & Smith, R. S. (1967). Reading achievement, language functioning and perceptual-motor development of 10- and 11-year-olds. 
       Perceptual and Motor Skills, 25(2), 409-420.

Werner, E. E., Simonian, K., & Smith, R. S. (1968). Ethnic and socioeconomic status differences in abilities and achievement among preschool and school-age
      children in Hawaii. Journal of Social Psychology, 75(1), 43-59.

Werner, E. & Simonian, K. (1966). The social maturity of preschool children in Hawaii: Results of a community survey and a review of two decades of research. 
       Journal of Social Psychology, 69(2), 197-207.

Werner, E. E. & Smith, R. S. (1980). An epidemiologic perspective on some antecedents and consequences of childhood mental health problems and learning
       disabilities. Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry & Child Development, 133-147.
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Werner, E. E. & Smith, R. S. (1979). An epidemiologic perspective on some antecedents and consequences of childhood mental health problems and learning
       disabilities: a report from the Kauai Longitudinal Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 18(2), 292-306.


To contact us: mccubbinresilience@gmail.com


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