We are creating a new way to understand online sexual harassment. As technology changes, people find new ways to harm others online. Current tools don't catch all these new types of harassment.
Would you like to learn more about your body composition and resting metabolic rate? If you identify as Asian and are between 18-35 years old, you may be eligible to participate in a research study evaluating body composition and metabolic health in multiple Asian ethnicities.
We are conducting two 3 hour in-person workshops with young adults who consume alcohol to support the development of an intervention which uses social medial to address the link between alcohol use and cancer risk.
Spectra Discovery is a research study looking to see if wearable devices can measure screen time use in children ages 3 to 8. Your child will wear fake glasses and a shirt clip with light sensors to track light from screens. They will also wear an activity counter around their waist to track movement. During the study, your child will use a study-provided Android tablet, which includes an app to track screen use. The study lasts one week and includes: a baseline survey, daily time-use surveys, device logs at the end of each day, and a follow-up survey. To get started, parents will complete an online baseline survey and schedule an in-person orientation, either at home or at our Chapel Hill office. Families will be compensated for their time, and children will receive a thank-you gift. This study helps us learn if these wearable devices can measure screen use in young children.
Preventing walking disability in our rapidly aging population is an enormous public health challenge. Fundamental to their loss of functional mobility is that the muscles needed to power walking experience decline in function with age. Wearable assistive devices can be designed to augment the function of these muscles and may make walking easier. If you are a healthy older adult, you may be able to participate in a training intervention to determine the feasibility of a passive wearable ankle device that strengthens walking dynamics and decreases fall risk.
We are looking at how parents and adolescents in 5th or 6th grade use social media and how this use relates to body image and mental health. We are interested in this because of the high rates of social media use among adolescents, and the concerns the general public has about how use relates to mental health.
This study is gathering information to inform the development of a program to support Black students and their connectedness to school. Black students feel disconnected to school at higher rates than other students. We hope to better understand how to increase connectedness and barriers to designing and implementing programs in schools.
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This study looks at how using social media affects baby feeding and parent stress. We want to learn which social media sites parents use to find baby feeding info. We also want to know if using social media makes parents more worried or stressed about feeding their babies. We will talk to parents and do surveys to gather this information.
Feel anxious when your body goes into "fight or flight?" You may be eligible to participate in a research study to learn how difficult emotions, such as anxiety and fear, relate to feelings in the body. Compensation provided.