Does Social Buffering Continue to be Effective Over the Peripubertal Period When Friends Share the Stressor Experience?

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

269 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-25

Study Completion Date

2023-06-24

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this experiment is to determine whether social buffering by friends of stress physiology remains effective later in puberty when friends share the load versus when they provide support but are not undergoing the stressor with the target child. There are four conditions: (1) Friend and Target both undergo the stressor, (2) Friend provides support but does not undergo the stressor, (3) Unfamiliar Peer and Target undergo the stressor, and (4) Alone (no partner).

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Detailed Description

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Adolescents experience social evaluation stress frequently. However, it is likely that often they are not alone, but with friends who are also going through the same experience. Thus, it is possible that under these conditions, social buffering by friends does not wane over the peripubertal period. Participants will be assigned to social conditions while engaging in an evaluative stressor task.

Conditions

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Adolescent Behavior Social Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental: Friend and Target Both

There are four conditions: (1) Friend and Target both undergo the stressor, (2) Friend provides support but does not undergo the stressor, (3) Unfamiliar Peer and Target undergo the stressor, and (4) Alone (no partner).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Friend and target

Intervention Type OTHER

random assignment to Friend and Target Both condition

Experimental: Friend Provides Support

There are four conditions: (1) Friend and Target both undergo the stressor, (2) Friend provides support but does not undergo the stressor, (3) Unfamiliar Peer and Target undergo the stressor, and (4) Alone (no partner).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Friend support

Intervention Type OTHER

random assignment to Friend Provides Support condition

Experimental: Unfamiliar Peer and Target

There are four conditions: (1) Friend and Target both undergo the stressor, (2) Friend provides support but does not undergo the stressor, (3) Unfamiliar Peer and Target undergo the stressor, and (4) Alone (no partner).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

unfamiliar peer and target

Intervention Type OTHER

random assignment to Unfamiliar Peer and Target condition

Experimental: Alone

There are four conditions: (1) Friend and Target both undergo the stressor, (2) Friend provides support but does not undergo the stressor, (3) Unfamiliar Peer and Target undergo the stressor, and (4) Alone (no partner).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

alone

Intervention Type OTHER

random assignment to Alone condition

Interventions

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Friend and target

random assignment to Friend and Target Both condition

Intervention Type OTHER

Friend support

random assignment to Friend Provides Support condition

Intervention Type OTHER

unfamiliar peer and target

random assignment to Unfamiliar Peer and Target condition

Intervention Type OTHER

alone

random assignment to Alone condition

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* sufficient vision, hearing, and language skills to provide verbal and written assent
* ability to see and read stimuli presented on the computer screen
* ability to hear verbal instructions provided by the experimenter and judges

Exclusion Criteria

* premature birth (less than 37 weeks)
* congenital and/or chromosomal disorders (e.g. cerebral palsy, FAS, mental retardation, Turner Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Fragile X)
* Autism Spectrum Disorders
* history of serious medical illness (e.g., cancer, organ transplant)
* serious psychiatric illness
* systemic glucocorticoids or beta-adrenergic medication use

Minimum Eligible Age

11 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes