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Spotlight Topic – Weight Status and Wellbeing
Over the years of Growing Up in Ireland, the data have been used by researchers to examine a range of issues and concerns in the lives of children and young people, and their parents. In a new series of posts, we highlight studies published in peer-reviewed journals that address particular themes. The first in our…
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Spotlight Topic – Physical Activity and Screen Time
Over the years of Growing Up in Ireland, the data have been used by researchers to examine a range of issues and concerns in the lives of children and young people, and their parents. In a new series of posts, we highlight studies published in peer-reviewed journals that address particular themes. The second in our…
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GUI Annual Conference 2022
The fourteenth annual Growing Up in Ireland Research Conference was held online on Wednesday, 25th May 2022. The conference was opened by Minister Roderic O’Gorman TD. His opening address can be viewed here. The programme included the launch of the latest GUI Report – Research Needs for Cohort ’98 at age 25, presented by Dr Aisling Murray (ESRI). The presentation can…
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Growing Up in Ireland Annual Research Conference 2025
The 2025 Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) annual research conference was held as an in-person event in The Gibson Hotel, Dublin 1 on November 4th, 2025. The conference is an important forum for sharing new research based on the GUI datasets with policy makers, fellow researchers and other stakeholders. GUI Conference Programme Book of Abstracts The keynote speaker was…
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Growing Up in Ireland – the national longitudinal study of children and young people
Telling the stories of three generations Growing Up in Ireland is the national longitudinal study of children and young people, a joint project of the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE) and the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Since 2006, the study has provided Government with an evidence base to make informed policy decisions on…
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Cohort ’24
Who are they? Cohort 24 are children who were born in 2024 when they were 9 months old. All the children were living in the Republic of Ireland when they were invited to take part. In the first wave of the study, their parents/guardians took part in a survey. The infant had their weight and…
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Cohort ’98
Who are they? Cohort 98 are adults who were born, mostly, in 1998 and were enrolled in the study when they were 9 years old in 2007. All the members of Cohort 98 were living in the Republic of Ireland when they were invited to take part. Interviews subsequently took place when they were aged…
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Cohort ’08
Who are they? Cohort 08 are young people who were born, mostly, in 2008 and were enrolled in the study when they were 9 months old. All the children were living in the Republic of Ireland when they were invited to take part. Interviews have taken place when they were aged 3 years, 5 years,…
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Parental influences on excessive Internet use among adolescents
Purpose: Using longitudinal data, this study aims to provide a greater understanding as to how parenting factors, including the employment of various disciplinary techniques, during a young person’s early adolescence may contribute to excessive Internet use (EIU) in later adolescence. Design/methodology/approach: Employing “Problem Behaviour” theory (PBT) as a guiding framework, this study uses data from…