risk for child abuse risk for child abuse
Conditions
Interventions
Oxytocin or placebo administration: half of the participants will receive
oxytocin or placebo
Sponsors
Universiteit Leiden
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: woman, 18-30 years old, without children
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Potential participants for the fMRI session will be prescreened for contra-indications for fMRI, which include metal implants, heart arrhythmia, claustrophobia, and possible pregnancy. They will additionally be prescreened for head trauma, drug or alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder. Women younger than 18 years old and older than 30 years old and men are excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| fMRI: we expect changes in brain activation in region involved in emotion regulation during exposure to infant crying compared to control sounds. We also expect a change in activation in these regions when participants are presented with pictures of adults and infant with emotional face expressions, compared to a control task. In addition, we expect oxytocin effects on brain activation during these empathy tasks and during infant crying. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed