+Belonging Uncertainty (3-items)
Walton & Cohen (2017)
Topic: Campus Engagement & Belonging - Sense of Belonging
Description of Measure:
Created by social psychologists Greg Walton and Geoff Cohen (2007), the Belonging Uncertainty Scale is a 3-item measure that assesses people’s concern that they do not fit in a group.
Instructions:
Using a 7-point rating scale (1= strongly disagree; 4 = neutral; 7 = strongly agree), respondents indicate how much they agree with these three statements:
Response Options:
1= strongly disagree, 2, 3, 4=neutral, 5, 6, 7= strongly agree.
Items:
- Sometimes I feel that I belong at [school or organization name], and sometimes I feel that I don’t belong.
- When something bad happens, I feel that maybe I don’t belong at [school or organization name].
- When something good happens, I feel that I really belong at [school or organization name] (reverse-scored).
Citation:
Walton, G. M., & Cohen, G. L. (2007). A question of belonging: race, social fit, and achievement. Journal of personality and social psychology, 92(1), 82. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.92.1.82 Links to an external site..
Link to PDF: https://www.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/08/WaltonCohen2007.pdf Links to an external site.