Official Title: Delay of Gratification Life Habits of Delaying and Cascading Effects on Life Outcomes
Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2024-08
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: No
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: DAISY
Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to test the associations of young childrens early life experiences with delaying behaviors and links with later life outcomes The main questions it aims to answer are
Do experiences with waiting in early childhood predict delaying behavior in context-specific ways Are links between delaying behavior and life outcomes impacted by social conventions effort and choices around delaying or other behaviors
Participants will
Complete two delaying tasks with either a sweet or wrapped gift Complete three Simon says-like games that measure inhibition cognitive flexibility and proactive control Answer a set of questions about academic readiness Answer a set of questions about social conventions Complete a waiting game on the computer while a camera records eye movements Parents will answer questions about their childs behaviors and experiences at home Participants will return after 1 year to repeat a subset of these measures
Detailed Description: In sessions 1 and 2 4-6-year-olds will complete a delay of gratification task randomly assigned to one of two groups to delay with either a sweet or a wrapped gift the NASA Load Index to report perceived demand and effort for the delay of gratification task a computerized delay choice measure while pupillometric data is collected a GoNo-Go task the NIH Toolbox Dimensional Change Card Sort a Track-It task a task measuring sensitivity to social conventions and Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement Parents will complete the Child Behavioral Checklist CBCL the Child Behavior Questionnaire CBQ the REEF executive function questionnaire and questionnaires about demographics and childrens experiences waiting at mealtimes when opening gifts and in other contexts
In session 3 1 year after sessions 1 and 2 participants and parents will repeat the measures from sessions 1 and 2