Belonging: A Review of Conceptual Issues, an Integrative Framework, and Directions for Future Research
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An interaction framework for understanding, assessing & fostering belonging. Helps understand the role connection plays in the human experience.
Belonging : Belonging is the innate human desire to be part of something larger than us . Because this yearning is so primal , we often try to acquire it by fitting in and by seeking approval , which are not only hollow substitutes for belonging , but often barriers to it . Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic , imperfe
... See moreThe word ‘belonging’ holds together the two fundamental aspects of life: being and longing, the Longing of our being and the Being of our longing. Belonging is deep; only in a superficial sense does it refer to our external attachment to people, places and things.
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