RESIST: A Brain Development Study
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are conducting a study in children and adolescents ages 10-19 to better understand emotional development and brain function during this age range.
Fast Facts
Not Taking Psychoactive Medication
Ages 10-19
Compensation Provided
Conducted in Pittsburgh, PA
Study Background
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are conducting a study in children and adolescents ages 10-19 to better understand our brains and how emotions develop and change over time.
We want to understand how the patterns of brain functioning affect the emotional health of 10-19 year olds later in life. In particular, we’re looking at emotional interference “resistance”: the ability to ignore distracting emotional events and situations in one’s environment.
We’re recruiting children and teens to help us in our research. Participants will complete assessments every 9 months, spread over a total of 36 months (3 years). These assessments include the completion of interviews, questionnaires, computer tasks, and brain scans.
Help advance research today and join our compensated study!
Study Background
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are conducting a study in children and adolescents ages 10-19 to better understand our brains and how emotions develop and change over time.
We want to understand how the patterns of brain functioning affect the emotional health of 10-19 year olds later in life. In particular, we’re looking at emotional interference “resistance”: the ability to ignore distracting emotional events and situations in one’s environment.
We’re recruiting children and teens to help us in our research. Participants will complete assessments every 9 months, spread over a total of 36 months (3 years). These assessments include the completion of interviews, questionnaires, computer tasks, and brain scans.
Help advance research today and join our compensated study!
Additional Information
The purpose of this research is to understand the development of patterns of brain functioning that support the ability to ignore distracting emotional events and situations in the environment. We hope this will improve our understanding of why some adolescents and adults go on to develop more severe emotional health problems and others do not.
Youth may qualify for this study if they meet the following criteria:
Key Criteria:
- 10-19 years old
- No diagnosis of major psychiatric disorders
- No major developmental delays
- Able to undergo an MRI (i.e., no non-removable metal in the body)
Virtual Visit: Up to 3 hours on a video call, during which research staff will interview the participant about their mood and any behavioral/emotional problems they may be experiencing or have experienced in the past.
Three in person visits: a baseline visit, an 18-month visit, and a 36-month visit. These visits will last 5-6 hours, during which you will complete questionnaires, computer tasks, and two different types of brain scans: MRI and EEG. You also have the option to split these visits into 2, making it two 2-3 hour visits at each timepoint.
Questionnaires will be completed before each in-person visit and at home between the in-person visits.
Participants will receive up to $625 for participation in this study, and their parents will receive $85.
There is no cost for you to participate in our research study.
