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The [[Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study]], commonly known as the '''Dunedin Study''', is a [[longitudinal study]] of human health, development and behaviour. Based at the University of Otago in New Zealand, the Dunedin Study has followed the lives of 1037 babies born between 1 April 1972 and 31 March 1973 at Dunedin's former Queen Mary Maternity Centre since their birth. Teams of national and international collaborators work on the Dunedin Study, including a team at Duke University in the United States. The research is constantly evolving to encompass research made possible by new technology and seeks to answer questions about how people's early years impact mental and physical health as they age.

The study is now in its fifth decade and has produced over 1300 publications and reports, many of which have influenced or helped inform policy makers in New Zealand and overseas; many of these can be found on the publications section of their website.

== Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence ==

The study found high rates of [[reciprocal partner violence]] among study participants. The document ''Findings About Partner Violence From the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study'' released by the US National Institute of Justice found:

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When the data were analyzed, victimized women were 10 times more likely to be perpetrators than other women and male perpetrators also were 19 times more likely to be victims than other men.”
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Authorities in New Zealand have found the DV/IPV results coming from the study to be concerning as they do not fit the mainstream narrative.<ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/81025573/domestic-violence-study-presents-challenging-picture</ref><ref>https://archive.is/ldvCc</ref>

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== Files ==

*[[File:170018.pdf]]

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