For many years, overweight and obesity has been highly stigmatized in society, and children are often bullied or teased for their weight. Over time, these experiences can cause adolescents to feel badly about themselves and view themselves as society views them. We call this process the internalization of weight bias or IWB. IWB can increase feelings of depression and anxiety and is associated with unhealthy eating behaviors. For this project, we wanted to create a questionnaire to measure this important topic, and get feedback from adolescents and professionals to make sure the questions are correct and easy to understand. We want to recruit 20 adolescents age 12-17 and medical professionals to review some questions and provide their feedback on these questions by participating in an interview. Participants will be compensated for their time.

We would like to interview teens and health professionals to review some survey questions and make sure that the questions we use to measure this concept are appropriate. These interviews will take 60-90 minutes over ZOOM.

30.00

We are trying to characterize the movement of a shooter in a VR environment.

The study consists of one visit lasting approximately 30-40 minutes: 10 minutes for VR setup, 15 minutes for simulated test, and 5-15 minutes for post-experiment survey. During the simulated test, participants will be asked to move around in the environment and shoot NPCs.

$20

This study explores participants mood and how it changes from day to day and how mood and other things like personality and relationships influence thoughts of suicide or self-harm. Participants will both track and be able to visualize their mood and other experiences on a daily basis from their own smartphones.

There will be a set of questionnaires to complete online that will last between 45 and 90 minutes. Then participants will complete very brief (about 2 minute) surveys a few times per day on their smartphone over 12 weeks.

$140

We aim to investigate the impact exposure to head trauma in intimate partner violence (IPV) has on cognitive, psychological, and neural processes. Physical trauma as an outcome of IPV impacts an estimated 10 million people in the United States each year, with up to 90% of women exposed to IPV reporting episodes of abuse with head trauma. Women exposed to IPV are at a high-risk for developing mental illness and impaired cognitive function, which seems to be compounded in those with exposure to head trauma (HT).

The study includes interviews to discuss your any experiences you have had with physical abuse and head trauma, as well as current and past mental health history. Then you will complete questionnaires to see how you feel about your mental and physical health, followed by tests to assess your thinking abilities. Finally you will complete a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) session to examine brain structure and function. All of the testing should take approximately 6 hours to complete.

$90

This protocol is designed to examine biobehavioral health risks, resilience, grit, forgiveness and well-being in college students.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Americans have faced a rise in overt racism, with thousands of hate incidents reported. This has had a bigger impact on young Asian American adults, leading to emotional distress and health problems. A theory by Harrell suggests that experiencing racial discrimination can harm mental and physical well-being due to stress. Past studies have shown a connection between racial discrimination stress and health issues like obesity and mental disorders. However, there's a need to understand the cultural and emotional factors involved. This research aims to explore how racial discrimination affects Asian Americans' food choices by looking at stress responses and cultural influences. Using surveys, experiments, psychophysiology, and virtual reality, the study will investigate how cultural identity affects stress reactions and subsequent food decisions after racial discrimination experiences.

Hello,We are recruiting Asian Americans with Japanese, Chinese, or Korean heritage for a paid research study.We want to understand how racism affects food choice in a virtual reality (VR) environment. To participate in this study, you will need to complete an informed consent form, and answer questions prior to your arrival at the lab. You will have to come to the lab to watch a video of anti-Asian racism incidents that happened during the COVID-19 pandemic, and answer questions before and after the video. Last, you will make food choices in the VR environment. Participation will require three hours or more of fasting before arrival at the lab.You will be paid $25 in a gift card for your participation. If you come to the lab but do not complete the study, you will still be paid.Please continue to the next page to read the informed consent if you are interested in participating. If you are not, please exit this page.<<LINK TO REDCap SURVEY HERE>>

$25 gift card

This study will examine whether a guided drawing activity helps to reduce anxiety in young adults. This will add to our understanding of how drawing can be used to manage anxiety symptoms and bolster emotion regulation. 

This study will require two in person lab visits that take approximately 2 hours each and separated by four weeks where participants will have their brain and heart rate activity monitored while completing mindfulness activities. After the first in person visit, participants will complete two 30 minute audio/questionnaire sessions a week for four weeks (8 total) before returning to the lab for the second visit where participants can expect to complete a similar experience as their first in person visit. Two weeks after the second in person lab visit, participants will complete a Qualtrics questionnaire that will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Total overall participation of approximately 8 to 8 1/2 hours.

$175

This study will examine various factors within the home of children adopted from the child welfare system between the ages of 4 and 10 that may impact their development. The first visit will occur remotely via Penn State Health Microsoft Teams; the second visit is optional and will occur within 4 weeks of the first visit at the Transforming Lives of Children Center in Harrisburg, PA; and the third visit will occur one year after the first visit, when research staff will travel to participants' homes. This research will help understand the factors that impact the development of children adopted from the child welfare system and how we may better serve these children and their families.

The child and parent will be asked to complete interviews, questionnaires and various tasks. Parents may also be asked to complete questionnaires online.Participation will last for one year and include the following:-One visit occurring remotely via PSH Microsoft Teams-One visit at the Transforming the Lives of Children Center in Harrisburg, PA, four weeks after Zoom visit (optional)-Final visit at home will occur one year after the first Zoom visit

$225

The purpose of this study is to learn about the relationship between the campus environment and students’ health. It involves a survey consisting questions about campus-related activities, COVID-19, physical activity and health, environmental perceptions, and demographic information.

There will be an online survey that will take about 20-30 minutes. No need to meet in-person.

To examine women’s self-reported pregnancy hydration behaviors, especially during a global pandemic. This study will also examine other lifestyle behaviors (e.g., weight gain, exercise, eating behaviors, sleep, pain management). It is hypothesized that hydration behaviors will decrease due to lifestyle changes related to the pandemic. Secondary outcomes will also be influenced by hydration behaviors and pandemic lifestyle changes.

A study looking at the neural and genetic correlates of depression. Presently, the current study is looking to recruit individuals for two separate groups: 1. MS but NO history of depression2. Depression but NO history of MS or neurological disease. The purpose of the study is to look at patterns of brain structure and function in individuals with depression and compare them to those with MS. We will explore how any differences we find contribute to more problems with depression in MS and see how such differences might lead to better treatment options for depression.

This study will be used for an undergraduate honors thesis, focused on mental health’s impact on perceived blameworthiness and dangerousness of violent crime offenders and sentencing suggestions for said offenders. In this study, participants will read a vignette about a crime (homicide or assault) being committed. After reading this scenario, participants will answer 4 questions about the individual who committed the crime. These questions will ask about blame attribution, sentencing suggestions, danger perception and likelihood of reoffending. The data will be analyzed through quantitative techniques.

Participants will read a vignette about a crime (homicide or assault) being committed. After reading this scenario, participants will answer 4 questions about the individual who committed the crime. These questions will ask about blame attribution, sentencing suggestions, danger perception and likelihood of reoffending. Participants will then answer one question about their gender and one question about the school year.

This project explores the experiences of asexual individuals in health and sexual education classes. Specifically, we are interested in the structure of the courses and the extent to which LGBTQIA+ identities were included in the curriculum. Additionally, we are interested in ways health and sexual education classes have since influenced how asexual individuals view and feel about their bodies, as well as how they approach their personal health. Individuals currently identifying as asexual will be surveyed about their experiences and will have the change to provide recorded interviews if desired.

Participants will be asked to complete an online survey that is expected to take 30-40 minutes. Participants also have the opportunity to elaborate on their survey responses during a recorded Zoom interview.

Participants may enter a raffle to win one of 10 Amazon.com giftcards

The purpose of this voluntary research study is to understand the impact of maternal depression on child outcomes, such as how children respond to rewarding or positive information in their environment and their mental health outcomes, such as anxiety and depression.

In this study, you will complete some interviews and surveys about your and your child’s mental health history, parenting practices, and stress exposure. We will also have your child complete a few computer tasks while we measure their brain activity. You and your child will also complete a few discussion tasks. These procedures will be completed three times over the course of two years.

360 dollars

This is a survey study that will examine factors that impact the quality of life for parental caregivers of an adult child with profound autism.

Participants will be asked to take a survey about their experiences caring for their autistic child and questions about their well-being.

$20

This clinical trial will test the effects of common flavor chemicals in electronic nicotine delivery systems on brain reward function and nicotine use behaviors.

Subjects completing MRIs: Subjects will attend two in person visits with MRIs. where they will complete questionnaires, use e-cigarette devices and complete computer tasks.Subjects not completing MRIs: Subjects will attend two in person visits where they will complete questionnaires, use e-cigarette devices and complete computer tasksAll subjects will take a study E-cigarette device home to use for 10 days between their two in person visits.

If completing MRI - up to $400; If not completing MRI - up to $250

The new program will help women who have recently been involved in the criminal justice system and use opioids (heroin, fentanyl, prescription pain medications nonmedically) to join treatment programs for opioid addiction. The program will also assist women in finding and getting access to the social services they may need and provide opioid response training. Half of the recruited participants will be randomly selected to be in a trauma support group for women with addiction issues. The program will also help women with common barriers to staying in treatment, such as childcare and transportation.

Participants will be connected to drug treatment programs that offer medications to stop or reduce drug use. Participants will be assigned a peer recovery specialist; these are women in long-term recovery who will help the enrolled women with transportation, childcare, and completing any tasks they may have due to criminal justice involvement or child welfare. Half of our participants will be assigned to a support group of other women in recovery. Participants will complete surveys at three time points and will be paid $50 each time. Participants will also be given overdose response training and take-home-naloxone.

$575

This study investigates how clinicians (medical students) assess pain during simulated patient interactions. Participants will watch videos depicting patients with varying pain levels, while their brain activity is monitored using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). The research aims to understand the neurological and behavioral responses in clinical decision making enhancing our knowledge of clinical practices and patient care.

Participants will complete pre-visit questionnaires at home, engage in simulated clinical interactions during a single lab visit fMRI session, and fill out post-visit questionnaires immediately after the MRI. This study is designed to assess their clinical decision-making in response to pain scenarios.

250-400

This research is being done to find out the effects of head cooling on cognition, brain activity as seen in EEG scans, inflammation of the brain, and mood in healthy subjects. What is specifically meant by healthy subjects in the context of this study is subjects who are not currently recovering from a traumatic brain injury.

This study includes an 8-day regimen of head cooling or rest at an average of 30 minutes per day, non-invasive cheek swabs used to collect saliva samples, and non-invasive brain activity testing and questionnaires.

$40

The purpose of this voluntary study is to evaluate adolescent and young adult cancer survivors’ (AYACS) social network changes over the first year after being diagnosed with cancer. This study is also exploring difference is AYACS’ social networks based on rurality. With this information, a better understanding on rural and non-rural AYACS’ social networks will be used to improve care and available resources.

As a study participant, you will complete two study visits—one after cancer diagnosis and the second one year after cancer diagnosis. Both visits should take up to about one hour and can be completed both in person and remotely. Each visit will entail the following activities: oA 30-minute interview over a secure video conference software (Microsoft Teams). The session will be audio and video recordedoSome of your contact and medical/demographic information will be collected via chart review and/or a survey. This includes but is not limited to phone number, email, race, gender, insurance, diagnosis, and other common demographic information.oNetwork Canvas social network analysis “interview” (the program’s term for a survey)oSurveys assessing social isolation and emotional support

$100.00

The purpose of this research is to examine correlates of physical activity participation among self-identifying sexual and/or gender diverse (e.g., non-heterosexual, non-cisgender) adults, guided by the socio-ecological model for health behavior (i.e., individual, social, communal, environmental).

Eligible participants will be invited to complete an open-link online survey that should take approximately 10 - 15 minutes to complete. There will be no other research activities after this unless individuals indicate that they would like to participate in a follow-up interview by indicating their interest on a separate form at the end of the survey.  Participants who agree to take part in the interview (from the survey) will be contacted via email and an interview day/time will be scheduled. Three days before the interview, there will be an email reminder sent. Interviews will take place via Zoom at a day and time to be chosen by the participant. 

Participants will be eligible to enter a drawing for a $50 gift card once they complete the survey. If you opt in to participate in the follow-up interview portion of the study, you will receive a $25 gift card for your time.

This study uses virtual reality to investigate how sensory aspects of an environment influence eating behavior. Specifically, subjects will be immersed in a virtual outdoor café environment and consume a standardized meal while being exposed to either a pleasant or unpleasant smell. Total food intake and mood will be measured following each visit.

Answer initial screening and demographics questionnaires. Two in-person visits to the lab to experience a VR setting and consume a provided meal. One visit will include a small hair sample. Answer questionnaires following the VR experience.

$20 in Amazon gift cards