For Participants
Thank you to all of our participants for your ongoing participation over the last 43 years and counting!
If you have any questions about the research, please contact our friendly team on (03) 9345 4129, or email [email protected]
Ageing well includes everyone: help us reach our Generation 1 dads!
For over 40 years, ATP has followed the same families to understand how children and families thrive. Now, we’re expanding our focus to explore how we can all live well for longer, and we need both men and women to be part of it!
Since 1983, it’s mostly been mums filling out our surveys. As we turn our attention to healthy ageing for everyone, we’re inviting Gen1* fathers to take part in our new survey too.
If you’re a Gen1 dad, or you’re in touch with one, we’d love your help! By sharing their contact details with us, we can invite them to be part of this important new chapter.
To add or update your details, please do so via our secure online form here.
Together we can build a better understanding of healthy ageing, for everyone.
*Gen1 dads have a child who was born around 1983 – this is when your family first joined the study. As we look at ageing for all, it’s important that we hear from both men and women!
Update your contact details here!
If your contact details have changed, please update them via our secure online form here.
A new wellbeing survey has launched!
We are now inviting Generation 1 and Generation 2 participants to take part in a survey. We will ask our original participants “what is life like now?”.
By being part of this study, you’re helping us uncover how early life experiences shape our health and happiness later on.
The information we collect is important for informing research, policy and practice. It helps us to improve the health and wellbeing of future generations.
The ATP Health Check
From late-2025 we will be inviting eligible participants to take part in the ATP Health Check.
What is the ATP Health Check?
The ATP Health Check looks at how the environment and our lifestyles in the first half of life impact health and wellbeing in mid and later life. We want to learn more about how the experiences of parents and grandparents affect their health and wellbeing.
Who will be invited to take part?
Generation 1 and 2 participants who have been involved in our Generation 3 study will be invited to take part.
What’s involved?
The Health Check includes:
- Brain quiz: an online quiz in the comfort of your own home. It takes around 30 minutes to complete.
- Check out this User Guide for more information about completing the Brain Quiz
- Buccal swab: we will post you a kit with instructions to collect a buccal (cheek) swab at home. You can return it in a reply paid envelope.
- Health visit: Generation 2 participants will be invited to attend a 2.5 hour in-person visit at the Royal Children’s Hospital. We may also be able to visit you at a regional centre closer to your home.
- Take a look at this video to learn more about attending the Health Visit
At the health visit we’ll look at things like your heart and lung function, your hearing, dental health, and vision. We will also ask to take a small sample of your saliva and blood (using a finger prick). You can say no to anything that you don’t want to do.
Join our participant advisory group!
We are looking for participants from all generations to join our advisory group. By being involved, you can help shape the future of ATP. You may choose to participate in focus group sessions with other participants, or you might prefer to provide your reflections and ideas more casually, via short polls, quizzes or phone surveys.
Why should you get involved?
- Influence our research: shape the future direction of our research by providing guidance based on your experiences.
- Share our findings: have your say on the best way to share the study’s findings with other participants and the public.
- Connect with peers: hear from passionate participants from the ATP.
- Collaborate and engage: work closely with our dedicated research team to drive innovation.
What can you expect if you take part in the focus groups?
- Receive a gift card as a token of appreciation for your valuable time and input.
- Sessions will take place across the year both online and in-person at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne or Deakin Downtown, Melbourne CBD.
- Focused two-hour sessions led by our expert research team will be designed to spark discussion.
- Enjoy a delicious complimentary morning/afternoon tea while you contribute your insights.
- We’ll reimburse your parking expenses.
- With online options, you can choose to join us from the comfort of your home.
We’d love to hear from you – join us now!
Don’t miss your chance to make a real impact on the future of the Australian Temperament Project.
Register Now!
Life@9 study continues
A huge thank you to all families that have already participated in Life@9
For those who haven’t yet taken part, we will contact you when your child turns 9. Keep an eye on your email for an invitation to complete the survey online or over the phone with one of our friendly researchers. As a thank you for completing the survey, you will receive a $50 gift card. Please keep your contact details up to date so that you don’t miss our email.
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