The Social Connectedness Scale

The Social Connectedness Scale includes 8 items and measures students' sense of connectedness, affiliation, and companionship to provide a broad picture of belongingness. The authors have an accompanying Social Assurance scale (which measures students' sense of companionship and affiliation) often administered in tandem with the Social Connectedness Scale.

Content

Sub-Category
Grades
Post secondary
Languages
English

Administration Information

Length
8 items
Administration
Paper

Access and Use

Use in Research

Graham, J., & McClain, S. (2019). A canonical correlational analysis examining the relationship between peer mentorship, belongingness, imposter feelings, and black collegians' academic and psychosocial outcomes. American Educational Research Journal, 56(6), 2333-2367. https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831219842571

Psychometrics

Psychometric References

Lee, R. M., & Robbins, S. B. (1995). Measuring belongingness: The Social Connectedness and the Social Assurance Scales. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 42, 232–241 https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.42.2.232

Psychometric Considerations

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