NIH networks to advance emotional well-being research
HIN Five new research networks totaling $3.13 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health will allow investigators to refine and test key concepts that advance the study of emotional well-being. Emotional well-being has been defined as an overall positive state of one’s emotions, life satisfaction, sense of meaning and purpose, and ability to pursue self-defined goals. The opportunity to research emotional well-being and its core components – a sense of balance in emotion, thoughts, social relationships, and pursuits – aligns with NIH’s broader objectives of fostering he...