Attention and Social Behavior in Children

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Anxiety

In brief

This study examines the way attention may be linked to temperamental risk for anxiety, social behavior and brain processes. The study aims to see if temperamentally at risk youth display an attention bias towards threat, and if anxiety symptoms can be reduced through attentional bias modification training.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02401282

Run by

Penn State University

People needed

251

Starts

2011-12-01

Expected to finish

2016-12-17

Last updated by the study team

2018-01-16

Who can join

Age: 9 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 9-12 year olds who do not meet exclusionary criteria (split into groups based on high and low temperamental shyness)

You may not qualify if…

• presence or permanent metal orthodontics or implanted metal devices
• severe psychiatric diagnosis
• IQ under 70 as assessed by the WISC

Where it is running

• Penn State University Child Study Center — University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

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