Belonging is multi-faceted and context-dependent, with different expressions (group membership, momentary feeling, durable sense) often conflated in research¶
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q1 i? Belonging to a group, feeling like one belongs at a moment, and carrying a durable sense of belonging are distinct expressions that research often conflates, producing a jingle-jangle fallacy problem. → Kelly-Ann Allen 2025
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Kelly-Ann Allen 2025¶
Kelly-Ann Allen. (2025). School Belonging: Evidence, Experts, and Everyday Gaps. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10055-x
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Expert interview with Richard Lee in this qualitative narrative-analysis study. Lee distinguishes momentary from durable belonging and notes belonging with peers differs from belonging to an institution, warning of "a jingle-jangle fallacy problem". No quantitative data reported.
"Belongingness is multi-faceted and context-dependent. To belong to a group is not the same as feeling like you belong."
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Belonging is multi-faceted and context-dependent, with different expressions (group membership, momentary feeling, durable sense) often conflated in research |
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Belonging is multi-faceted and context-dependent, with different expressions (group membership, momentary feeling, durable sense) often conflated in research |
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