the human state of being an essential part of something
belongingness in American English
(bɪˈlɔŋɪŋnɪs, -ˈlɑŋ-)
noun
the quality or state of being an essential or important part of something
The company has developed social programs to give employees a sense of belongingness
Word origin
[1930–35; belonging + -ness]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, hypercorrection, logical positivism, technical foul, uncertainty principle-ness is a suffix attached to adjectives and participles, forming abstract nouns denotingquality and state. Other words that use the affix -ness include: carsickness, forwardness, likeness, nothingness, preparedness
Examples of 'belongingness' in a sentence
belongingness
Family factors did not influence belongingness in secondary school.
Sharmila Vaz, Marita Falkmer, Marina Ciccarelli, Anne Passmore, Richard Parsons, MelissaBlack, Belinda Cuomo, Tele Tan, Torbjörn Falkmer 2015, 'Belongingness in Early Secondary School: Key Factors that Primary and Secondary SchoolsNeed to Consider', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0136053. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Primary school belongingness accounted for 22% of the variability in secondary school belongingness.
Sharmila Vaz, Marita Falkmer, Marina Ciccarelli, Anne Passmore, Richard Parsons, MelissaBlack, Belinda Cuomo, Tele Tan, Torbjörn Falkmer 2015, 'Belongingness in Early Secondary School: Key Factors that Primary and Secondary SchoolsNeed to Consider.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4570666?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Visual qualities of the environment stimulate feelings of safety, pleasure, and belongingness.
Deepank Verma, Arnab Jana, Krithi Ramamritham 2018, 'Quantifying Urban Surroundings Using Deep Learning Techniques: A New Proposal', Urban Sciencehttp://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/2/3/78. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Student perception of school belongingness was found to be stable across the transition.
Sharmila Vaz, Marita Falkmer, Marina Ciccarelli, Anne Passmore, Richard Parsons, MelissaBlack, Belinda Cuomo, Tele Tan, Torbjörn Falkmer 2015, 'Belongingness in Early Secondary School: Key Factors that Primary and Secondary SchoolsNeed to Consider.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4570666?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Most of the factors that influenced school belongingness before and after the transitionto secondary are amenable to change.
Sharmila Vaz, Marita Falkmer, Marina Ciccarelli, Anne Passmore, Richard Parsons, MelissaBlack, Belinda Cuomo, Tele Tan, Torbjörn Falkmer 2015, 'Belongingness in Early Secondary School: Key Factors that Primary and Secondary SchoolsNeed to Consider.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4570666?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
People maintain systems of beliefs that provide them with a sense of belongingness, control, identity, and meaning, more generally.
Willem eSleegers, Travis eProulx 2015, 'The comfort of approach: self-soothing effects of behavioral approach in responseto meaning violations', Frontiers in Psychologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01568/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
School belongingness has gained currency among educators and school health professionals as an important determinant of adolescent health.
Sharmila Vaz, Marita Falkmer, Marina Ciccarelli, Anne Passmore, Richard Parsons, TeleTan, Torbjorn Falkmer 2015, 'The personal and contextual contributors to school belongingness among primary schoolstudents.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4398482?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Each of the identified contributors of primary school belongingness can be shaped through interventions, system changes,or policy reforms.
Sharmila Vaz, Marita Falkmer, Marina Ciccarelli, Anne Passmore, Richard Parsons, TeleTan, Torbjorn Falkmer 2015, 'The personal and contextual contributors to school belongingness among primary schoolstudents.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4398482?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)