Are you 18 years or older and fluent in English? Have a cellphone? You might be eligible to participate in this paid study opportunity!
The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress (DAS) Lab is conducting the Stress, Cognitive Control, and Repetitive Negative Thinking Study to investigate how stress affects the way people think and process information.
Purpose of the study:
This study aims to see if biases in cognitive control change before and after stress stimuli and whether biological responses to stress are associated with stress-related changes in cognitive control biases.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joelle LeMoult
Who can participate?
- 18+ years old
- Fluent in English (able to read, speak, and write)
- Have access to a cellular phone
What does my participation involve?
This study involves 3 tasks, with 1 optional task as a follow-up.
Task 1 (~30 minutes) is an online pre-laboratory session questionnaire about your feelings, behaviours, and thinking patterns.
Task 2 (~2.5 hours) is an in-person laboratory session with 2 computer tasks and 2 verbal tasks, which non-invasively measures psychophysiological variables, like heart rate and skin conductance. During Task 2, you will be asked to provide saliva samples at 5 time points to examine salivary cortisol.
Task 3 (~1 hour) is short surveys about your feelings and behaviours, 8 times a day for 5 consecutive days, using ExpiWell’s phone application. To receive full compensation, you must complete at least 5 daily surveys.
Task 4 is the optional follow-up questionnaire 1 year after Task 2.
Type of compensation:
You will receive $25 for the baseline questionnaire and first session, as well as $15 for completing 5/8 of the daily at-home notification surveys. If you complete Task 4, you will be entered into a draw for a $50 Amazon gift card.
How do I get involved?
If you would like more information or wish to participate in this study, please email us at controlstudy@psych.ubc.ca !