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Examining the daily stress of mid-life adults in the built and natural environment

Award Number: R21AG077333
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 12/15/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2025

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Examining the daily stress of mid-life adults in the built and natural environment - In the United States, mid-life adults are staying in the workforce longer and are engaging in higher levels of physical activity than previous generations, potentially extending their interactions with elements of the built and natural environments that influence their experience of daily stress. The relationship between various types of stress and alterations in cognitive functioning has been well documented, and there is growing evidence showing a relationship between daily stress in mid-life and cognitive decline. Even though mid-life adults constitute one of the largest portions of the current U.S. population, there is relatively little data about the experience of daily stress and health outcomes in this age group. Perceived stress in mid-life adults has also been closely linked with physical disability later in life. Mid-life adults of different socioeconomic status and race are subject to structural inequality in their living environments. Those living in urban environments with higher levels of poverty and violence are experience higher levels of environmental stress than those living in suburban or rural environments. It is well documented that Blacks are exposed to environmental stressors more than Whites. In this Stage 0 study of the NIH Stage Model for Behavioral Intervention Development, we propose to use our novel custom-built Stress Reports in Free-living Environments (STRIVE) ecological momentary assessment (EMA) mobile phone app to measure the experience of daily stress of mid-life adults in free-living conditions. Using our novel app and capturing data in real time will allow us to determine (1) where and when daily stress happens for mid-life adults, (2) whether mid-life adults’ daily stressors are linked to certain elements of the built and natural environment, and (3) whether EMA measurement of daily stress is comparable to the ‘gold standard’ Daily Inventory of Stressful Events (DISE) measurement tool that captures daily stress at the end of the day in mid- life adults (used in Midlife in the United State Survey (MIDUS)). These data will expand our understanding of mid-life adults’ experience of stress in free living conditions and pave the way for data-driven individual and community-based intervention designs to promote health and well-being in mid-life adults. Potential interventions that could stem from our data include technology based ‘just in time’ interventions that account for spatiotemporal location, mindfulness-based interventions that incorporate environmental stress triggers, and community-based interventions designed to eliminate environmental stressors that are commonly experienced by mid-life adults (e.g., congested areas).


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $169,126 )
2024	2024	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	107 S INDIANA AVE	BLOOMINGTON	IN	47405	MONROE	USA	Aging Research	001	2	5/1/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$16,912
2024	2024	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	107 S INDIANA AVE	BLOOMINGTON	IN	47405	MONROE	USA	Aging Research	000	2	11/17/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$152,214
														Subtotal = $169,126

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $295,064 )
2023	2023	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	107 S INDIANA AVE	BLOOMINGTON	IN	47405	MONROE	USA	Aging Research	000	1	12/7/2022	NEW	$295,064
														Subtotal = $295,064

Grand Total All Awards = $464,190

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Examining the daily stress of mid-life adults in the built and natural environment

Award Number: R21AG077333

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 12/15/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2025

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