Are you an 18-year-old who uses social media and struggles with mental health? You may be eligible for a research study about social media, brain processing, suicidality, and mental health. You will be asked to answer questionnaires and complete an interview. Compensation is provided.
What you’ll do
Complete an interview about your mental health. Answer questionnaires about your experiences and mental health symptoms. Upload your social media profiles to a secure tool where a computer program removes any personal identifiers and analyzes the information. No human ever looks at the data, ensuring privacy. Provide hair samples. Complete three brief follow-up interviews over Zoom 2-, 4- and 6-months into the study. Optional study procedures Complete a 1-hour MRI scan. The MRI scan involves no radiation. Blood draws to examine biological markers. Saliva samples to examine biological markers.
Who the researchers are looking for
Are you an 18-year-old who uses social media and struggles with mental health? You may be eligible for a research study about social media, brain processing, suicidality, and mental health. You will be asked to answer questionnaires and complete an interview. Compensation is provided.
Review the provider’s screening questions. These requirements do not guarantee selection.
Are you 18-20 years old and having unusual or extraordinary experiences such as hearing voices, having beliefs that other people do not share, or having difficulties concentrating and thinking clearly? You may be able to join a research study to learn more about why some young people develop these symptoms while others do not. Compensation is provided.
Are you a healthy 18-20 year-old young person who has no history of any psychiatric, drug use, or alcohol use disorder? You may be able to join a research study to learn more about why some young people experience symptoms such as hearing or seeing things that others do not, having beliefs which others do not share, and/or having other unusual experiences. Compensation is provided.
Are you an 18-year-old who use social media regularly? Do you struggle with suicidal thoughts? You may be eligible for a research study about social media, brain processing, suicidality, and mental health. You will be asked to answer questionnaires and complete an interview. Compensation is provided.