Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Washington University School of Medicine

Code:

NCT06777823

Conditions

Rejection Sensitivity

Puberty

Psychopathology

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 10+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Social Rejection Task

Study Details

Brief summary:

This longitudinal study is designed to test bidirectional relationships between preteen girls' mental health and social media experiences. We will explore how pubertal development and experiences of rejection influence these relationships.

Conditions

Rejection Sensitivity

Puberty

Psychopathology

Study ID

NCT06777823

Start date

Feb 5, 2025

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Jun 30, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 1, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 10+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • female aged 10-11 years
  • engagement in social media use
  • proficient in the English language
  • family/personal device that can complete daily diaries

Exclusion Criteria:

  • previously diagnosed chronic medical illness
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • significant developmental or speech delay
  • endocrine disorder
  • not assigned female at birth (AFAB)

Study Design

Enrollment

250 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Basic Science

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: All participants

All participants complete the study intervention

Interventions

Social Rejection Task

All participants will receive this

Primary outcome measure

  • Psychopathology symptoms parent report [ Time Frame: "Through study completion, an average of two years" ]
  • Psychopathology symptoms child report [ Time Frame: "Through study completion, an average of two years" ]
  • Daily Diary Social Media experiences [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of two years ]
  • MicroEMA Social Media experiences [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of two years ]
  • Social Media experiences child report [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of two years ]
  • Social Media experiences parent report [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of two years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Hailey Hatch, PhD

314-273-7288hatchh@wustl.edu

Locations

Washington University School of Medicine

Recruiting

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110

More Information

Sponsor

Washington University School of Medicine

Last update posted

May 6, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Keywords

  • puberty
  • rejection sensitivity
  • psychopathology
  • social media

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Washington University School of Medicine on 2026-05-06.