Stress and anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Experimental group: Social support
The intervention group receives social support from a confederate in an induced stress situation (Trier Social Stress Test). The social support (verbal enc
Sponsors
Universität Konstanz
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age: > 18 years, men and women, german speaking participants
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Participation in previous stress experiments (TSST). - Psychology & Physical Education students: up to and including 2nd semester only. - Women who use hormonal contraception - Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding - Any (chronic) physical illnesses: e.g. cardiovascular complaints, Diabetes, neurological diseases, skin diseases, circulatory disorders, immune system disorders, endocrine diseases - Psychopathology: medically or psychotherapeutically diagnosed psychic disorder (e.g. depression, sleep disorders) and /or a diagnosed psychiatric or neurological psychiatric or neurological disease (e.g. disorders of the attention) - Regular medication intake: e.g. psychotropic drugs, hormonal preparations, other medications - Drug use - Smoker - BMI over 30 (obesity)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intended outcome: implementation of the experimental study by December 2022; target: 308 participants. Individual data collection will take approximately 2.5 hours and will take place in a psychological laboratory. Three participants will participate in the Trier Social Support Test for groups at the same time. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Target outocome: 308 subjects in experimental study. no further secondary target criterion | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJulia Schüler
Universität Konstanz
Outcome results
None listed