The Nature and Nurture in Social Demography (NNSD) study is a prospective, longitudinal, adoption study of the transitions from adolescence to adulthood. The purpose of the study is to understand the factors that influence successful and unsuccessful negotiations of important life transitions during this critical period in the life cycle. Who has trouble and who succeeds in the realms of school, career, and relationships, and why?

This research capitalizes on the resources of the Colorado Adoption Project (CAP), the only ongoing, long-term longitudinal adoption study of behavioral development in the world. The CAP sample includes 245 families of adopted children, matched to 245 nonadoptive families ( i.e. parents rearing their own biological children) who have been assessed repeatedly since infancy using a broad, multivariate battery of cognitive, socio-emotional, behavioral, and environmental measures.

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NNSD RESOURCES FOR RESEARCHERS