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The need to belong, the sociometer, and the pursuit of relational value: Unfinished business

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Leary, MR
Published in: Self and Identity
January 1, 2021

Looking back through the research I have conducted on the need to belong, I discovered three unpublished projects that might be of interest. At the time, each of these projects needed follow-up work to replicate findings and resolve fuzziness in their results, yet each addressed unexplored questions, generated useful findings, and offers directions for future research. These projects involved distinguishing the effects of social exclusion and low relational value on reactions to rejection, the effects of darkness on the need to belong, and the effect of acceptance and rejection on interpersonal aspirations. Knowing that I will not be digging deeper into these ideas myself, I describe them here to put them on the record and possibly stimulate further research.

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Self and Identity

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1529-8876

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1529-8868

Publication Date

January 1, 2021

Volume

20

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1

Start / End Page

126 / 143

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1608 Sociology
 

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Leary, M. R. (2021). The need to belong, the sociometer, and the pursuit of relational value: Unfinished business. Self and Identity, 20(1), 126–143. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2020.1779120
Leary, M. R. “The need to belong, the sociometer, and the pursuit of relational value: Unfinished business.” Self and Identity 20, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 126–43. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2020.1779120.
Leary, M. R. “The need to belong, the sociometer, and the pursuit of relational value: Unfinished business.” Self and Identity, vol. 20, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 126–43. Scopus, doi:10.1080/15298868.2020.1779120.

Published In

Self and Identity

DOI

EISSN

1529-8876

ISSN

1529-8868

Publication Date

January 1, 2021

Volume

20

Issue

1

Start / End Page

126 / 143

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1608 Sociology