Exercise for Black Families to Handle Stress
Linking Exercise for Advancing Daily Stress (LEADS) Management and Resilience in Black Families
This project helps Black adolescents and their parents use exercise to better manage daily stress and improve their health.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of South Carolina at Columbia NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Columbia, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11167431 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Many Black families face ongoing stress, which can make it harder for adolescents to be active and maintain a healthy weight. Past programs haven't fully addressed how this stress impacts health habits in Black adolescents. Our project, called LEADS, brings together families to learn coping skills for stress and positive parenting techniques. We believe that by tackling stress directly, we can help overweight Black adolescents and their parents become more physically active.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants would be overweight African American adolescents and their parents who are interested in learning new ways to manage stress and increase physical activity.
Not a fit: Patients who are not African American, are not adolescents, or are not experiencing chronic stress related to physical activity may not directly benefit from this specific intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could offer Black families a new way to reduce stress and improve physical activity, leading to better overall health and well-being.
How similar studies have performed: While family-based interventions for physical activity exist, this specific combination of stress and coping strategies with positive parenting for African American families is a novel approach.
Where this research is happening
Columbia, United States
- University of South Carolina at Columbia — Columbia, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Wilson, Dawn K — University of South Carolina at Columbia
- Study coordinator: Wilson, Dawn K
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.