NOTE: The study has reached capacity but will be recruiting participants again in September 2019.
The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Lab in UBC’s department of psychology is conducting research to identify which kids are most at risk of mental illness during the transition from elementary to high school, and why. They invite families to participate if they have children who will be entering high school in September.
Participating families will start with two sessions in person at UBC, where the youth and one parent or caregiver will come in and complete a couple of tasks and interviews. Right before high school, the youth will complete questionnaires online from home, and then some online questions during the first two weeks of high school. Three months later, the youth completes another questionnaire from home, and then six months after starting high school they come back to UBC for a final session. The honorarium is $130, and families can apply on the lab’s website to participate.