Educ Psychol Rev August 2021 PMID 34483627

The Need to Belong: a Deep Dive into the Origins, Implications, and Future of a Foundational Construct.

Kelly-Ann Allen, DeLeon L Gray, Roy F Baumeister, Mark R Leary

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  • The article explores the importance of the need to belong as a core aspect of human motivation, emphasizing its relevance across various fields including educational psychology.
  • It highlights the significant effects of school belonging on students' psychological well-being and academic success, both in the short and long term.
  • An interview with pioneering researchers Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary reflects on their influential 1995 paper, which established belonging as a fundamental human drive crucial for understanding behavior and promoting well-being.]

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Rob Henderson
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"The fact that human beings evolved an arsenal of mechanisms that respond to real, potential, and imagined losses of acceptance and belonging supports the notion that being valued and accepted was exceptionally important throughout human evolution" https://t.co/BZ3b44wo5W https://t.co/LDgI6q5d1J

Jul 11, 2022 · 69 likes · 9 shares · 177,249 followers View post →
Kelly-Ann Allen, PhD FAPS
@drkellyallen · X

What were you doing in 1995? I was in high school, @DrDeLeonGray was in middle school & @RoyFBaumeister & Leary were pioneering a new understanding of #belonging that would later shape 25,922 subsequent papers. Our cross-generational article here

Aug 31, 2021 · 58 likes · 16 shares · 22,663 followers View post →
Nebi Sümer
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Kabul görmeyen, ait hissetmeyen yalnız öğrenciyle eğitim olur mu? Roy Baumiester ve Mark Leary "Aidiyet İhtiyacı Kuramını" eğitimciler için yorumlamış. The Need to Belong: a Deep Dive into the Origins, Implications, and Future of a Foundational Construct https://t.co/ipZPYZ51uU

Jan 17, 2023 · 35 likes · 3 shares · 17,303 followers View post →
Kelly-Ann Allen, PhD FAPS
@drkellyallen · X

Congratulations to Professor @Roybaumeister for his 700th publication! "The Need to Belong: A Deep Dive into the Origins, Implications, & Future of a Foundational Construct" is coming soon to Educational Psychology Review w/ @DrDeLeonGray + Prof Mark Leary #belonging #accepted

Jul 16, 2021 · 11 likes · 1 share · 22,663 followers View post →
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Dec 8, 2021 · 10 likes · 5 shares · 1,628 followers View post →
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Oct 14, 2021 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 1,628 followers View post →

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25/ Allen, K.-A., Gray, D. L., Baumeister, R. F., & Leary, M. R. (2022). The Need to Belong : A Deep Dive into the Origins, Implications, and Future of a Foundational Construct. Educational Psychology Review, 34(2), 1133‑1156. doi.org/10.1007/s106...

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Nebi Sümer
@nebisumer · X

Kabul görmeyen, ait hissetmeyen yalnız öğrenciyle eğitim olur mu? Roy Baumiester ve Mark Leary "Aidiyet İhtiyacı Kuramını" eğitimciler için yorumlamış. The Need to Belong: a Deep Dive into the Origins, Implications, and Future of a Foundational Construct https://t.co/ipZPYZ51uU

Jan 17, 2023 · 35 likes · 3 shares · 17,303 followers View post →
Kelly-Ann Allen, PhD FAPS
@drkellyallen · X

RT @JeffGreeneLearn: @blair_kettle @EdPsychJournal Also @drkellyallen @DrDeLeonGray and colleagues wrote a great piece about belongingness…

Nov 14, 2022 · 1 share · 22,663 followers View post →
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@JeffGreeneLearn · X

@blair_kettle @EdPsychJournal Also @drkellyallen @DrDeLeonGray and colleagues wrote a great piece about belongingness recently: https://t.co/DJRMrkzGdH

Nov 14, 2022 · 4 likes · 1 share · 3,654 followers View post →
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RT @PTSDandBeyond: @NIH National Library of Medicine shares this research: The Need to Belong: a Deep Dive into the Origins, Implications,…

Sep 5, 2022 · 1 share · 1,273 followers View post →
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@NIH National Library of Medicine shares this research: The Need to Belong: a Deep Dive into the Origins, Implications, and Future of a Foundational Construct https://t.co/OzQnmiADNm #PTSDandBeyond

Sep 5, 2022 · 1 share · 2,408 followers View post →
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"The fact that human beings evolved an arsenal of mechanisms that respond to real, potential, and imagined losses of acceptance and belonging supports the notion that being valued and accepted was exceptionally important throughout human evolution" https://t.co/BZ3b44wo5W https://t.co/LDgI6q5d1J

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Kelly-Ann Allen, PhD FAPS
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Global Belonging Collaborative
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Nov 21, 2021 · 2 shares · 1,113 followers View post →
Global Belonging Collaborative
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Hanna Kampman
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Kelly-Ann Allen, PhD FAPS
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Kelly-Ann Allen, PhD FAPS
@drkellyallen · X

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Paula Wright
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"The Need to Belong: The presence of belonging, specifically school belonging, has powerful long- and short-term implications for students’." @RoyFBaumeister For children with #autism the mainstream school system is a 10 year lesson in not belonging. https://t.co/olyXQd7w82

Sep 6, 2021 · 2 likes · 14,748 followers View post →
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RT @robsica: "Looking at this work as a whole, I can’t escape the conclusion that nature wanted to be certain that human beings paid adequa…

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"Looking at this work as a whole, I can’t escape the conclusion that nature wanted to be certain that human beings paid adequate attention to potential and actual rejection in whatever form it might take." https://t.co/tZWlfcCz8J

Sep 4, 2021 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 4,841 followers View post →
Eric Neumann
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Quite sure this will make for a fascinating read: New paper/interview with Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary giving a 2021 updated take on The Need to Belong. https://t.co/B1Auym9cNc

Sep 4, 2021 · 4 likes · 12,087 followers View post →
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Kelly-Ann Allen, PhD FAPS
@drkellyallen · X

What were you doing in 1995? I was in high school, @DrDeLeonGray was in middle school & @RoyFBaumeister & Leary were pioneering a new understanding of #belonging that would later shape 25,922 subsequent papers. Our cross-generational article here

Aug 31, 2021 · 58 likes · 16 shares · 22,663 followers View post →
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The Need to Belong: a Deep Dive into the Origins, Implications, and Future of a Foundational Construct https://t.co/SUwcf9DyuM

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DeLeon Gray
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RT @drkellyallen: Congratulations to Professor @Roybaumeister for his 700th publication! "The Need to Belong: A Deep Dive into the Origins,…

Jul 17, 2021 · 1 share · 1,065 followers View post →
Kelly-Ann Allen, PhD FAPS
@drkellyallen · X

Congratulations to Professor @Roybaumeister for his 700th publication! "The Need to Belong: A Deep Dive into the Origins, Implications, & Future of a Foundational Construct" is coming soon to Educational Psychology Review w/ @DrDeLeonGray + Prof Mark Leary #belonging #accepted

Jul 16, 2021 · 11 likes · 1 share · 22,663 followers View post →