Introducing a dual continuum model of belonging and loneliness

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Figure 1. Dual Continuum Model of Belonging and Loneliness

We identify groups who from top left to bottom left (clockwise direction) evidence:(a) Socially fulfilled – higher belongingness and lower loneliness;(b) Socially searching – higher belongingness and higher loneliness;(c) Socially distressed – lower belongingness and higher loneliness; and(d) Socially indifferent – lower belongingness, lower loneliness.