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Affective Social Buffering

NCT04312945 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 202

Last updated 2026-01-23

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Summary

The purpose of this experiment is to determine the mechanisms through which parental buffering of stress physiology during affective stimulus presentation diminishes with pubertal development and whether this diminution of effectiveness extends to social buffering by peers (best friends), in comparison to a lack of social partners.

Conditions

  • Social Stress
  • Adolescent Behavior

Interventions

OTHER

Questionnaires

The participant will complete questionnaires, including ones on pubertal development and quality of relations with parents and friends.

OTHER

MRI

Within 2 weeks of the first study visit, the participant will return to the University where they will undergo MRI.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Megan Gunnar, PhD · University of Minnesota

  • Kathleen Thomas, PhD · University of Minnesota

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-07-17
Primary Completion
2025-02-17
Completion
2025-02-17

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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