Does one truly need to belong
A case for the need to meaningfully exist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5067524 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mariana Bockarova (1Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 2016 |
| Issue | 210 |
| Pages | 251-257 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Semiotica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-1998 • E-ISSN: 1613-3692 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/sem-2016-0026 |
| OpenAlex | W2277114782 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
Baumeister and Leary's (1995) seminal work on the "Belonging Hypothesis" proposed an important theory that catalyzed an abundance of research predicated on the hypothesized essential need for humans to establish and preserve interpersonal relationships. However, this premise cannot fully explain certain human phenomena that have historically occurred, and still continue to occur today, including the existence of psychopathology, self-selected seclusion, and unrequited love. Thus, the need to belong is unlikely to be a vital motivation capable of encompassing the needs of all human beings. Instead, this paper proposes the need to meaningfully matter, or, to find meaning within one's life, regardless of one's relation to others, as a primary motivation from which the need to belong emerges
Epistemology · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Meaning (existential) · Premise · Relation (database) · Sociology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Computer Science · Cultural Differences and Values · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |