Description:
The Need to Belong Scale was developed by Leary et al. (2006) to measure individual differences in the need to belong. It comprises 10 items with a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree". A German version of the Need to Belong Scale was developed by Renner et al. (2006).
Citation:
When using the German version of the Need to Belong Scale, the correct citation is:
Renner, B. (2006). Curiosity about people: The development of a measure of social curiosity in adults. Journal of Personality Assessment, 87, 305-316. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa8703_11
Please also cite the original publication of the Need to Belong Scale:
Leary, M.R., Kelly, K.M., Cottrell, C.A., & Schreindorfer, L.S. (2006). Individual differences in the need to belonging: Mapping the nomological network. Unpublished manuscript, Wake Forest University. Retrieved from https://sites.duke.edu/leary/home/for-researchers/scales/
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Publications and use of the Need to Belong Scale:
- Schönbrodt, F. D., & Gerstenberg, F. X. (2012). An IRT analysis of motive questionnaires: The unified motive scales. Journal of Research in Personality, 46(6), 725-742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2012.08.010