Psychology of Belonging

Can a sense of belonging increase life satisfaction? Why do we sometimes feel lonely? How can we sustain lasting human connections?

List of contents

1. The beginnings of belonging 2. Belonging begins at birth 3. Belonging in adulthood 4. Rejection 5. Belonging in an age of technology 6. Belonging bad 7. Building belonging References

About the author

Kelly-Ann Allen, PhD FAPS is an internationally recognised belonging researcher and educational psychologist at Monash University and the University of Melbourne. She is a co-director and founder of the Global Belonging Collaborative and a Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Belonging and Human Connection.

Summary

Can a sense of belonging increase life satisfaction? Why do we sometimes feel lonely? How can we sustain lasting human connections?

Product details

• Authors: Kelly-Ann Allen, Kelly-Ann (Monash University Allen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9780367347536
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34753-6
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: The Psychology of Everything
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Arithmetic, algebra; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries