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Racial Discrimination, Pain, and the Buffering Influences of Acknowledgment

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George Washington University (GW)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Pain, Acute

Treatments

Other: Bystander Acknowledgment

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

Black young adults (aged 18-30; N = 92) were racially included (i.e., received the ball an equal number of times) or excluded (i.e., received the ball only once) by other White players in a ball-tossing computer game called Cyberball; White experimenters acknowledged the exclusion for half of the excluded participants. Participants completed a cold-pressor task twice to measure pain sensitivity (threshold, tolerance, and unpleasantness): immediately prior, and after the Cyberball (and acknowledgment) manipulation. Participants also completed a post-manipulation survey examining the psychological effects of racial exclusion and acknowledgment (i.e., psychological needs satisfaction, negative affect, control).

Enrollment

92 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 30 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants identify as Black/African American
  • Age 18-30

Exclusion criteria

  • Past 30-day persistent pain
  • Cardiovascular or circulatory disorders
  • Diabetes
  • Current pregnancy
  • Open sores/frostbite on nondominant hand

Trial design

Primary purpose

Basic Science

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

92 participants in 3 patient groups

Exclusion by White "Players"
No Intervention group
Description:
Excluded by White "players" in an online ball-tossing game (Cyberball).
Inclusion by White "Players"
No Intervention group
Description:
Included by White "players" in an online ball-tossing game (Cyberball).
Exclusion by White "Players" with Bystander Acknowledgment
Experimental group
Description:
Excluded by White "players" in an online ball-tossing game (Cyberball) with a White bystander acknowledging the exclusion.
Treatment:
Other: Bystander Acknowledgment

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