The general belongingness scale (gbs): Assessing achieved belongingness

By Glenn P. Malone, David R. Pillow, A. Osman. 2012

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Health, Social Psychology

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Citations in the corpus

Facebook self-disclosure: Examining the role of traits, social cohesion, and motives (2014, methodology): “Social cohesion was measured by Malone, Pillow, and Osman (2012) 10-item General Belongingness Scale.”
Loneliness, college belongingness, subjective vitality, and psychological adjustment during coronavirus pandemic: Development of the College Belongingness Questionnaire (2020, methodology): “Items were produced to reflect the hypothesized belongingness dimensions “social acceptance or inclusion” and “social exclusion” as they are reported in the literature (e.g., Arslan & Duru, 2017; Baumeister & Leary, 1995; Malone et al., 2012).”
Who are you and what do you value? Investigating the role of personality traits and customer-perceived value in online customer engagement (2016, unknown): “For this reason, individuals high in neuroticism also appreciate the community (Malone, Pillow, & Osman, 2012) and may pursue acceptance and social contact through social networking sites (Malone et al., 2012).”
Belonging: a review of conceptual issues, an integrative framework, and directions for future research (2021, background): “Belonging has been defined and operationalised in several ways (e.g., Goodenow, 1993; Hagerty & Patusky, 1995; Malone et al., 2012; Nichols & Webster, 2013), which has enabled investigators to test whether interventions increase a sense of belonging over days, weeks, or months.”
Initial Development and Validation of the School Belongingness Scale (2016, background): “Previous studies verify that belonging is related to personality among university students (Malone et al. 2012); a similar pattern might exist among adolescents, too.”
Happiness and Feeling Connected (2014, background): “The 12-item General Belongingness Scale (Malone et al., 2011) assesses people’s subjective sense of belonging with other people broadly (friends, strangers, family; α = .”
Problematic Online Behaviors among Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Associations between Cyberbullying Perpetration, Problematic Social Media Use, and Psychosocial Factors (2018, methodology): “^ It was developed by Malone et al. (2012) and adapted into Turkish by Duru (2015) and reported optimal validity and reliability.”