Quantum mechanics

Nomological network

Test validity

Scale (ratio)

Construct (python library)

Social psychology

Extraversion and introversion

Developmental psychology

Computer science

Psychometrics

Physics

Agreeableness

Big Five personality traits

Construct validity

Psychology

Belongingness

Programming language

Neuroticism

Personality

Journal of Personality Assessment

Nine studies examined the construct validity of the Need to Belong Scale. The desire for acceptance and belonging correlated with, but was distinct from, variables that involve a desire for social contact, such as extraversion and affiliation motivation. Furthermore, need to belong scores were not related to insecure attachment or unfulfilled needs for acceptance. Need to belong was positively correlated with extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism and with having an identity that is defined in terms of social attributes. Need to belong was associated with emotional reactions to rejection, values involving interpersonal relationships, and subclinical manifestations of certain personality disorders.

Construct Validity of the Need to Belong Scale: Mapping the Nomological Network