Adolescent Responses to Varying Environments in Virtual Reality Simulations
Residential Characteristics, Emotions, Stress, Psychological
About this trial
This is an interventional basic science trial for Residential Characteristics focused on measuring Neighborhoods, Poverty Areas, Adolescent Development
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- English speaking
- Are able to use a dominant hand for joystick manipulation and a non- dominant hand for physiological measurements,
- Are in good physical and mental health, with no self-reported history of hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVD) or CVD treatment (with associated medication list indicative of treatments that result in exclusion),
- Have hair at least 1cm in length based on self-report to be able to provide a hair sample.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant, by self-report
Sites / Locations
- University of Southern California / USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social WorkRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Virtual reality simulation of neighborhood disadvantage
Virtual reality simulation of neighborhood affluence
Participants will attend one study session. They will watch a video during a baseline rest period. Participants will be assigned to navigate and explore the virtual neighborhood representative of disadvantage they were assigned to. Then they will watch a video again during a recovery period.
Participants will attend one study session. They will watch a video during a baseline rest period. Participants will be assigned to navigate and explore the virtual neighborhood, representative of affluence they were assigned to. Then they will watch a video again during a recovery period.