Concept information
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social psychology
interpersonal relationships
human relationships
personality and individual differences
Preferred term
need for belonging
Definition
- The need for belonging refers to the motivation to feel connected to and accepted by other people. While this need can operate at the interpersonal level (interactions between two people), humans are also motivated to feel included in groups. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Need for Belonging]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/need_for_belonging
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