Need to Belong Scale

Subgroup Size

Pairs

Duration

5 minutes

External Cost

No

Source

Leary, M. R., Kelly, K. M., Cottrell, C. A., & Schreindorfer, L. S. (2013). Construct validity of the need to belong scale: Mapping the nomological network. Journal of personality assessment, 95(6), 610-624.
 

Leary, M. R. (2013). Need to Belong Scale (NTBS) [Database record]. APA PsycTests. https://doi.org/10.1037/t27154-000

Tags:

  1. Assessment
  2. assessment instruments
  3. belonging
  4. belongingness
  5. emotional resilience
  6. resilience

Although different from extraversion, high and low need to belong can have an effect on interpersonal effectiveness. Also, identifying high need to belong may help calibrate efforts to measure individual or group inclusion and belongingness. We strongly suggest reading the research article by Leary et al. (2013) before using the tool (both in Links).