Managing Everyday Emotions Together (MEET)
Funded by: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Principal Investigator: Jessie B. Northrup, PhD
Status: Active, enrolling
What is the study about?
This study is focused on how parents and children manage everyday emotional challenges with a focus on children with autism. We hope this study will help us understand the challenges that parents and their children face managing big emotions.
Am I right for the study?
- We are recruiting parents with children ages 3 or 4 with or without an autism diagnosis.
- Families must live within about a one-hour drive from Oakland in Pittsburgh.
What would I do in the study?
- You would complete online questionnaires and interviews, a visit to the lab, and we would come for a visit to your home.
- The online questionnaires and interviews will be completed again one year after the initial visits.
- In your home, you and your child will play with fun toys and engage in some tasks that are similar to everyday challenges for young children (e.g., having to clean up fun toys). Parent and child will wear a band around their wrist or ankle and sensors (small stickers) that measure physiological reactions during the tasks.
Will I be paid?
Yes. You will be compensated for your participation in this study and reimbursed parking expenses.
How do I find out more?
If you are interested in learning more about the study, please complete this form, and a member of our staff will contact you.
Contact the Project Coordinator, August Saunders, at saunderso@upmc.edu