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Pathways and Processes to Co-occurring Obesity and Tobacco Use in Emerging Adults

Award Number: SC3GM125548
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/01/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2025

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Pathways and Processes to Co-occurring Obesity and Tobacco Use in Emerging Adults - Abstract Obesity and tobacco use among adolescents and young adults remain two of the most pressing public health concerns in the U.S.; both are linked to pervasive declines across health domains. The transition from adolescence to young adulthood – emerging adulthood - presents a critical period for examining these health- risks; problematic substance use often emerges during this developmental stage and obesity status during this period is predictive of chronic obesity. Research on co-occurring obesity and substance use points to a strong link between obesity and tobacco use; however, the pathways and processes underlying this co-occurrence are unclear. Furthermore, it is unknown whether links between obesity and tobacco use extend to e- cigarette/vaping use, which has surged in popularity in the past decade. The current study seeks to identify developmental pathways and risk processes to co-occurring obesity and tobacco use (cigarette smoking, e- cigarette/vaping use) during emerging adulthood. The study aims to collect longitudinal health-risk survey data (five timepoints over two years) from a probability sample of N = 1,450 young adults (18-24 years) enrolled as undergraduates at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). Participants will be recruited from randomly sampled classes and asked to complete five online surveys over a two-year period. The survey includes questions on weight status, nutrition, physical activity, self-regulation, social relationships, psychosocial adjustment, and substance use. Given that the transition from adolescence to young adulthood is characterized by significant life changes, along with neurocognitive and socio-emotional challenges, key aspects of Steinberg’s Dual-Systems Model, Rimal and Real’s Theory of Normative Social Behavior, and Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping frame the study’s conceptual model. Key study aims include: (1) determine the extent to which obesity and tobacco use co-occur during emerging adulthood and identify the pathways (obesity → tobacco use; tobacco use → obesity) to co-occurrence; (2) identify processes underlying co-occurring obesity and tobacco use, including biobehavioral (impulsivity, sensation-seeking), socio-contextual (social acceptance, weight stigma, deviant peer affiliation), and psychosocial (depression, social anxiety, perceived stress) components; and (3) evaluate whether obese emerging adults from specific ethnic/gender groups are at higher or lower risk of engaging in cigarette smoking and/or e-cigarette/vaping use. As both obesity and tobacco use place severe burdens on the health care system, identifying pathways and processes by which obesity is related to tobacco use in emerging adulthood is likely to have significant implications for prevention and intervention efforts aimed at mitigating co-occurring health-risks earlier in the lifespan.


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: 2025 ( Subtotal = -$34,247 )
2025	2023	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH RESEARCH FOUNDATION	6300 E STATE UNIVERSITY DR STE 332	LONG BEACH	CA	90815	LOS ANGELES	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	7/15/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$34,247
														Subtotal = -$34,247

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $110,625 )
2023	2023	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH RESEARCH FOUNDATION	6300 E STATE UNIVERSITY DR STE 332	LONG BEACH	CA	90815	LOS ANGELES	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	3/31/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$110,625
														Subtotal = $110,625

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $110,625 )
2022	2022	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH RESEARCH FOUNDATION	6300 E STATE UNIVERSITY DR STE 332	LONG BEACH	CA	90815	LOS ANGELES	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	3	3/18/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$99,563
2022	2022	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH RESEARCH FOUNDATION	6300 E STATE UNIVERSITY DR STE 332	LONG BEACH	CA	90815	LOS ANGELES	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	3	6/27/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$11,062
														Subtotal = $110,625

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $110,625 )
2021	2021	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH RESEARCH FOUNDATION	6300 E STATE UNIVERSITY DR STE 332	LONG BEACH	CA	90815	LOS ANGELES	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	3/24/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$110,625
														Subtotal = $110,625

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $110,625 )
2020	2020	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH RESEARCH FOUNDATION	6300 E STATE UNIVERSITY DR STE 332	LONG BEACH	CA	90815	LOS ANGELES	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	4/27/2020	NEW	$110,625
														Subtotal = $110,625

Grand Total All Awards = $408,253

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Pathways and Processes to Co-occurring Obesity and Tobacco Use in Emerging Adults

Award Number: SC3GM125548

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/01/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2025

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