Title NIH Announces Call for Research on Biopsychsocial Factors of Social Connectedness and Isolation on Health, Wellbeing, Illness and Recovery (Due 6/21/23, 6/21/24, 6/21/25)
Posted: 5/19/2023 (Funding)
NIH has announced PAR-21-350 an R01 Mechanism to investigate biopsychsocial factors of social connectedness and isolation on health, well-being, illness and recovery. Research areas of interest include understanding differences and similarities between objective social isolation and loneliness, how complex biopsychosocial processes are regulated in the body, what occurs in response to dysregulation, and antecedent processes that influence responses to the trajectories of social relationships. Studies that involve neurobiological approaches—for example, how social or isolated settings influence neurobiological systems, brain function, and/or behavior are welcome. Projects designed to study how changes in the quantity and/or quality of social connections influence health behaviors and outcomes are encouraged. This FOA also encourages projects that incorporate aims to promote methods and measures needed to support a cumulative and integrated approach to the study of social connectedness and isolation. The terms “social connection” and “social connectedness” often are used interchangeably in research. For the purposes of this FOA, “social connectedness” encompasses both perceived and actual connections to others, as well as an individual’s perception of belongingness to a social environment.
Deadline: 06/21/2023