An interventional study of Ostracism in Social Exclusion and Control, sponsored by University at Buffalo. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 14 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-09-30.
Sponsored by University at Buffalo · Not applicable and Interventional
This study examines youth's motivation for food or social rewards after a brief episode of simulated ostracism. The investigators hypothesize that youth who think about a friend after being ostracized will mediate their decision to resort to food, which is typically evidenced in socially isolated overweight youth.
77 studies on the registry are indexed under Social Isolation; 39 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 104 is above the median of 85 across 68 interventional studies indexed under Social Isolation.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Individuals who receive the ball during a computerized ball tossing game about the same number of times as the other players in the game.
Participant would receive the ball of a ball-tossing game once or twice in the beginning and then never again for the duration of the game.
Behavioral: Ostracism
Participants would received the ball of a computerized ball-tossing game once or twice in the beginning and then never again for the duration of the game.
Amount of food consumed after playing a computer game
Participants' food consumption after playing a computer game is measured at the end of the study session
Time frame: Measured once during this 3-6 month study
The number of points earned for a snack food or social interaction.
Participants' motivation to earn a reward is measured by the number of mouse clicks participants completed to obtain the reward.
Time frame: Measured once during this 3-6 month study
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