My favorite part was building relationships with children every week through activites and also seeing the positive impact we made in their families' lives
Sunyoung You
Human Biology
Undergraduate Research in the Neighborhoods
FirstStep2Health is an intervention program promoting healthy lifestyles in low-income families. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of intervention on reducing parents’ perceived stress and improving coping strategies. A total of 57 mothers (29 intervention and 28 control) completed a demographic survey, the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale, and the Brief-COPE via Qualtrics at baseline and post-intervention. The analysis showed a significant increase in problem-based coping in the intervention group, however, the control group’s usage of problem-based coping decreased. The perceived stress level mean of the intervention group decreased by 1.647 and 1.15 for the control group. The results support FirstStep2Health intervention’s promise on improving problem-focused coping strategies and implies improvements of stress level, highlighting the importance of promoting healthy lifestyle to achieve overall mental well-being.
Learn more about this and other research in the Neighborhood Engagement Centers.
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