Adolescence is a critical developmental period characterized by numerous biological, cognitive, and social changes, as well as increasing independence. The Colorado-Minnesota Parents, Adolescents, Temperament, and Health Study (COMN PATHS) seeks to better understand adolescent development, including individual (temperament) and contextual (parents, families, peers, schools, neighborhoods, communities) risk and protective factors for cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional functioning.
COMN PATHS is a collaboration between researchers at the University of Minnesota and the University of Colorado–Boulder that will enroll a total of about 7,000 twin parents, nontwin parents, and their adolescents. We will collect data on risk and protective factors during adolescence, and examine parent, family, and adolescent functioning, including the potential effects of cannabis legalization on parents, families, and adolescents.