Relational victimization, friendship, and adolescents' hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis responses to an in vivo social stressor.
Casey D Calhoun, Sarah W Helms, Nicole Heilbron...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25047287Actively Recruiting
Phase Not Applicable
Age: 13Years - 17Years
All Genders
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Beneficial or Fostering Future Struggles (B.F.F.s)? Characterizing the Role of Friends in Adolescent Development
Led by University of South Carolina · Updated on 2024-07-16
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Sponsors
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University of South Carolina
Lead Sponsor
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborating Sponsor
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are studying how friendship experiences affect adolescents who have been maltreated compared to those who have not. The study aims to understand differences in friendships and how these relationships influence stress regulation, mental health outcomes, and risk of revictimization in adolescents aged 13 to 17. It focuses on the role friends play in these processes and how maltreatment impacts adolescent development. Participants will be involved in a laboratory visit where they complete questionnaires and undergo a stress test called the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST). They will be randomly assigned to either discuss their stress experience with a close friend or sit quietly alone for five minutes afterward. The adolescents' heart activity related to stress regulation will be recorded using an electrocardiogram during the test and the post-test period. The interaction with the friend will be audio and video recorded for analysis of supportive or unsupportive behaviors. Participants and their caregivers will complete questionnaires at the start and again six months later, either online or by mail. The study measures include heart rate variability at baseline, mental health reports, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and experiences of revictimization after six months. Researchers will monitor the adolescents' ability to manage stress and how friendships may influence their mental health and risk over time. The total involvement includes an initial lab visit and a follow-up assessment half a year later.
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Brief Title
Beneficial or Fostering Future Struggles (B.F.F.s)? Characterizing the Role of Friends in the Development of 13- to 17-Year-Old Adolescents
Who Can Participate
Age: 13Years - 17Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aged 13 to 17 years at first study visit
- History of maltreatment (physical, sexual, emotional abuse, or neglect) or no maltreatment history confirmed by records
- Non-offending caregiver willing to participate in the study visit
- Ability to identify a best friend (not a sibling or romantic partner) who can attend the study visit
- Participant, caregiver, and friend are fluent in written and spoken English
You will not qualify if you...
- Younger than 13 or older than 17 at the time of first study visit
- No non-offending parent or guardian available to participate
- No best friend identified to attend the study visit
- Participant, caregiver, or friend is not fluent in written and spoken English
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Your Study Journey
Screening
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Laboratory Assessment
Duration - 1 day
Participants complete consent procedures with their caregiver, friend, and friend's caregiver. Adolescents and friends complete friendship-related measures and undergo a laboratory stress test with psychophysiological monitoring.
1 visit (in-person)
Post-Stressor Debriefing
Duration - 5 minutes
Participants either debrief their stress test experience with a friend for 5 minutes or sit alone for 5 minutes while psychophysiological activity is recorded.
Occurs during the laboratory assessment visit
6-Month Follow-up
Duration - 1 day
Participants and their parents complete additional measures related to friendship, psychopathology, and revictimization experiences online or via mail.
1 remote follow-up visit
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29201
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Research Team
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Michelle P Brown, PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
2
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