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Belonging is a strong feeling that exists in human nature. [1] To belong or not to belong is a subjective experience that can be influenced by a number of factors within people and their surrounding environment. [1] A person's sense of belonging can greatly impact the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual emotions within themselves.
National identity is a person's identity or sense of belonging to one or more states or one or more nations. [1] [2] It is the sense of "a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, and language". [3]
The term sense of place has been used in many different ways. It is a multidimensional, complex construct used to characterize the relationship between people and spatial settings. [ 1 ] It is a characteristic that some geographic places have and some do not, [ 2 ] while to others it is a feeling or perception held by people (not by the place ...
Many individual characteristics found to enhance a student's sense of belonging can be taught to students and thus offer a preventative mechanism to support their sense of school belonging. For example, research suggests that teaching emotional regulation, coping skills, interpersonal skills, and skills related to academic motivation hold ...
Cultural identity refers to a person's sense of belonging to a particular culture or group. This process involves learning about and accepting traditions, heritage, language, religion, ancestry, aesthetics, thinking patterns, and social structures of a culture. Normally, people internalize the beliefs, values, norms, and social practices of ...
McMillan & Chavis define a sense of community as "a feeling that members have of belonging, a feeling that members matter to one another and to the group, and a shared faith that members' needs will be met through their commitment to be together." [5] J.R. Gusfield identified two dimensions of community: territorial and relational. [6]
Personal connections: Authentic places often creates a sense of community, as gathering places where people know each other, engage in meaningful interactions, and share a common sense of belonging.
Many people gain a sense of positive self-esteem from their identity groups, which furthers a sense of community and belonging. Another issue that researchers have attempted to address is the question of why people engage in discrimination , i.e., why they tend to favour those they consider a part of their "in-group" over those considered to be ...