Understanding how stress and social factors affect young adults’ tobacco use over time
Official title: Multilevel stress influences on longitudinal trajectories of tobacco use among young adults throughout the US
Funded at University of Oklahoma Hlth Sciences Ctr · NIH-11379555 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study follows young adults across the U.S. to see how stress, mental health, and parenting experiences shape the way they use tobacco products over several years.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Oklahoma Hlth Sciences Ctr NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Oklahoma City, United States) |
| Project start | August 1, 2024 |
| Project end | May 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $386,906 |
| NIH project number | 5R01DA059480-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11379555 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants are 18-year-olds and young adults across the United States who use or are at risk for using multiple tobacco products.
✕Less likely to help
Young adults who do not use or are not exposed to tobacco products are unlikely to benefit.
What this research studies
Researchers will collect long-term data from young adults, using surveys and real-time reports (EMA) to track tobacco use and the influence of stress, mood, peers, and parenting. The project combines multiple methods to capture how polytobacco use develops, including shifts between products like cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and cigars. The aim is to map how daily stress and life circumstances relate to tobacco-use patterns over time in a diverse national sample.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, findings could inform better prevention and intervention strategies tailored to young adults and their environments.
How similar studies have gone: Prior work has shown links between stress and tobacco use, but this project expands to polytobacco patterns and bidirectional relationships using EMA.
Where this research is happening
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University of Oklahoma Hlth Sciences Ctr
Oklahoma City, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Romm, Katelyn — University of Oklahoma Hlth Sciences Ctr
- Study coordinator: Romm, Katelyn
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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.