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Youth Development and Social Support Cognitive science

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The Need to Belong: a Deep Dive into the Origins, Implications, and Future of a Foundational Construct

Kelly-Ann Allen, DeLeon L Gray, Roy F Baumeister, Mark R Leary
PubMed Central (PMC) Summary & key facts 2021 249 citations

This paper reviews research showing that belonging is a basic human need and explains why it matters for schools. It summarizes many studies that link school belonging with better mental health, higher achievement, and lower dropout, and it includes an email interview with Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary about their…

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Community Health and Development Youth Development and Social Support
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