The single-item need to belong scale

Austin Lee Nichols*, Gregory D. Webster

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

The need to belong is one of the most fundamental and well-researched human motives. Although a valid 10-item need to belong scale (NTB) is now readily available, many research settings may not afford researchers the luxury of including it, despite its potential relevance to a variety of research questions. The current research constructed and validated a single-item measure that could overcome this limitation. Three studies examined the psychometric properties of a single-item need to belong scale (SIN-B). We examined the concurrent validity of the SIN-B with the NTB in a student sample (Studies 1 & 2), the test-retest reliability of the SIN-B across four months (Study 2), and the construct validity of the SIN-B in a diverse international sample (Study 3). Across all studies, the SIN-B showed good reliability and validity, supporting its use and utility in future research.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-192
Number of pages4
JournalPersonality and Individual Differences
Volume55
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Belongingness
  • Measurement
  • Need to belong
  • Personality
  • Single-item

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