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Belongingness is the human emotional need to be an accepted member of a group.Whether it is family, friends, co-workers, a religion, or something else, some people tend to have an 'inherent' desire to belong and be an important part of something greater than themselves.
Collective identity or group identity is a shared sense of belonging to a group. This concept appears within a few social science fields. National identity is a simple example, though myriad groups exist which share a sense of identity. Like many social concepts or phenomena, it is constructed, not empirically defined.
These scientists would draw from these experiences and go on to make major theoretical contributions to intergroup relations research as well as the broader field of psychology. [8] The cognitive revolution in psychology in the 1950s and 60s led researchers to study how cognitive biases and heuristics influence beliefs and behavior. [6]
In his seminal 1974 book, psychologist Seymour B. Sarason proposed that psychological sense of community become the conceptual center for the psychology of community, asserting that it "is one of the major bases for self-definition." [1] By 1986 it was regarded as a central overarching concept for community psychology.
Theories in "psychological" social psychology explain an individual's actions in a group in terms of mental events and states. However, some "sociological" social psychology theories go further by dealing with the issue of identity at the level of both individual cognition and collective behavior. George C. Homans, former President of the ...
Group mind (science fiction), a type of collective consciousness; Groupthink, in which the desire for harmony or conformity in a group results in irrational or dysfunctional decision-making Sheeple, a derogatory term referring to groups of people who ‘mindlessly’ follow those in power
No matter where they work or what the occupation is, feeling a sense of belonging in a peer group is a key to overall success. [20] Part of this is the responsibility of the leader (manager, supervisor, etc.). If the leader helps everyone feel a sense of belonging within the group, it can help boost morale and productivity.
Social support is the help, advice, and comfort that we receive from those with whom we have stable, positive relationships. [11] Importantly, it appears to be the perception, or feeling, of being supported, rather than objective number of connections, that appears to buffer stress and affect our health and psychology most strongly.