TEMPO Cohort
Social and familial determinants of psychological difficulties and addictive behaviors in young adults
The TEMPO cohort is a French longitudinal study initiated in 2009. Its objective is to investigate the influence of social and family determinants on the onset and evolution of psychological difficulties and addictive behaviors in young adults aged 22 to 35 years.
Participants had previously been surveyed in 1991 and 1999, enabling the reconstruction of long-term mental health trajectories from adolescence to adulthood.
Key facts
- Follow-up waves: 1991, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, and 2020–2021
- Population: approximately 1,103 young adults (22–35 years old)
- Focus: assessment of the role of social background and early-life psychological difficulties in shaping social inequalities in mental health at the transition to adulthood
Objectives
- Understanding how social background and early psychological difficulties contribute to the development of mental health problems and addictive behaviors in adulthood.
- Documenting the mechanisms of social inequalities in mental health, which often emerge early in adult life.
Governance
The TEMPO cohort is coordinated within the Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health (IPLESP), Inserm–Sorbonne Université.
- Scientific lead:
- Maria Melchior, Inserm–Sorbonne Université, UMR-S 1136, Paris
- Main funding bodies:
- French National Research Agency (ANR)
- French Institute for Public Health Research (IRESP)
- Interministerial Mission for the Fight Against Drugs and Addictive Behaviors / French National Cancer Institute (MILDT/INCA)
- Foundation for Research in Psychiatry and Mental Health
- Pfizer Foundation
- British Academy
- Institute of Social Psychiatry
Contact
Details
- Web site (FR) : click here
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