Psychopathic Personality Trait Clinical Trial
Official title:
Testing a Shortened Version of the AlAn's Game, Which Can be Delivered Through REDCap, in a Sample of Emerging Adults
NCT number | NCT03834467 |
Other study ID # | 17-0182 |
Secondary ID | |
Status | Completed |
Phase | N/A |
First received | |
Last updated | |
Start date | May 8, 2019 |
Est. completion date | October 26, 2019 |
Verified date | March 2020 |
Source | University of Colorado, Denver |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
It has been demonstrated that behavior on the AlAn's (altruism-antisocial) game is related to Moral Elevation response. Moral Elevation is a positive response to another's act of generosity "of charity, gratitude, fidelity, generosity or any other strong display of virtue". The constellation of emotional, physical and psychological aspects of a Moral Elevation response have been well described. Moral Elevation can be elicited with stimulus stories or videos and measured with self-report questionnaires. The experience of Moral Elevation is associated with subsequent prosocial and affiliative behaviors. Additionally, the research has linked Moral Elevation response with behavior on the AlAn's game. This study will test whether behavior on the AlAn's Short Game v.2 is related to Moral Elevation response and extend prior work by testing whether viewing the Moral Elevation stimulus prior to playing the AlAn's Short Game v.2 is associated with differences in game behavior. The study will also test whether psychopathic traits will correlate with game behavior.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 537 |
Est. completion date | October 26, 2019 |
Est. primary completion date | October 26, 2019 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years to 25 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: • age 18-25 years Exclusion Criteria: • refusal to provide informed consent |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Aurora | Colorado |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Colorado, Denver |
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Change in the Amount of Prosocial Behavior on the AlAn's Short Game v.2 | The primary outcome of interest is the change in the amount of prosocial behavior on the AlAn's Short game between sessions 1 and 2 (Costly Helping session 2 minus Costly Helping session 1). Our two main analyses of interest using this outcome measure are: (1) to test whether viewing the Moral Elevation stimulus video vs. the Control video experience a greater change in Costly Helping (e.g., that Moral Elevation response promotes prosocial behavior); and (2) to test whether psychopathic traits attenuate the relationship between Moral Elevation and prosocial behavior (i.e., among those viewing the Moral Elevation stimulus video, that our primary outcome - change in prosocial behavior - will be negatively related to level of psychopathic traits). |
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