The Protective Effect of Friendship on Peer Rejection in Overweight and Normal Weight Youth

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Social Exclusion, Control

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01324661

Run by

University at Buffalo

People needed

104

Starts

2009-12-01

Expected to finish

2010-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-09-30

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• General liking for all study foods

You may not qualify if…

• Food allergies
• Medical or Psychological disorders

Where it is running

• University at Buffalo Division of Behavioral Medicine — Buffalo, New York, United States

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