Helping adolescents cope with stress to improve health outcomes
Official title: Promoting Resilience and Reducing Health Disparities: Towards a Shift-and-Persist Intervention
Funded at University of Texas at Austin · NIH-11193536 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is looking at how stress from culture and money issues affects the health of young people from different backgrounds, and it aims to find helpful ways for them to cope better and stay healthy.
Quick facts
| Grant type | Career grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Texas at Austin NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Austin, United States) |
| Project start | September 16, 2024 |
| Project end | April 30, 2026 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $123,552 |
| NIH project number | 5K99MD019319-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11193536 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates for this research are minority adolescents aged 12 to 20 who are experiencing cultural and socioeconomic stressors.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who are not adolescents or who do not identify as part of a minority group may not benefit from this research.
What this research studies
This research investigates how cultural and socioeconomic stressors affect the health of minority adolescents and aims to develop effective coping strategies. It focuses on a technique called 'shift-and-persist' coping, which encourages young people to reframe stressors positively while maintaining hope. By analyzing data from a diverse group of adolescents, the study seeks to identify factors that promote resilience and better health outcomes. The ultimate goal is to create interventions that can help these youth manage stress and reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this research could provide adolescents with effective coping strategies that improve their mental and physical health, potentially reducing chronic disease risk.
How similar studies have gone: Previous research has shown promise in using coping strategies like shift-and-persist to improve health outcomes in similar populations.
Where this research is happening
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University of Texas at Austin
Austin, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Coulter, Kiera — University of Texas at Austin
- Study coordinator: Coulter, Kiera
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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.