The Effects of Anger and Joy Expressions on Approach and Avoidance Behaviors in Healthy Volunteers

NCT04899609 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: RECHMPL21_0304
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Social interactions are part of our daily lives. Communicating with others is a recurring choice which is based on emotional cues, such as facial expression. Our action must be adapted to the emotional state of our interlocutor, otherwise the investigators will have poor quality interactions An emotional stimulus would cause a conditioned response (innate reaction). Thus, the presence of an angry person would automatically trigger flight behavior. More recently, however, it has been envisioned that this same avoidance behavior could be the result of a goal-directed behvior. In this case, the avoidance behavior would be the result of an evaluation of the consequences of the selected action. These goal-directed behaviors are guided by a mental representation of consequences The project aims to study behavioral choices (approach and avoidance) in response to negative and positive social cues (anger and joy) in 40 healthy volunteers using a computerized neuropsychological task, and to determine wheter these choices are the result of goal-directed behavior. The study also aims to assess the modulation of behavioral adaptation by the level of impulsivity, lonilness, empathy, and by the capcity to understand others' intenstions.

Conditions

Major Depressive Episode

Keywords

Emotion; Motivation; Decision making; Goal-director behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Percentage of approach and avoidance behavior in response to positive (joy) and negative (anger) social signals

  Calculation of the proportion of avoidance vs. approach choices

  1 day

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Response time

  1 day

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy volunteers

You may qualify if:

• Being between 18 and 65 years old
• Absence of psychiatric pathology over the entire life
• Being able to understand the nature, purpose and methodology of the study

You may not qualify if:

• Mental retardation or sever medical co-morbidity
• Sensory or cognitive disability
• Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
• Protection by law (guardianship or curatorship)
• Deprivation of liberty (by judicial or administrative decision)
• Inability to understand, speak and write French

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Montpellier: lead

Study Sites (1)

University hospital

Montpellier, 34295, France

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Emilie Olie, MD PhD

  University Hospital, Montpellier

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Emilie Olie, MD PhD

CONTACT

+33 4 67 33 85 81; e-olie@chu-montpellier.fr

Nathan RISCH, MD (intern)

CONTACT

risch.nathan@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 18, 2021
• First Posted: May 24, 2021
• Study Start: June 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2022
• Study Completion: December 30, 2022
• Last Updated: September 8, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Locations

FR (1)