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THE NEED TO BELONG SCALE REVISITED: SPANISH VALIDATION, WORDING EFFECT IN ITS MEASUREMENT, AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SOCIAL NETWORKS USE IN ADOLESCENCE

Publicated to:Tpm - Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology In Applied Psychology. 29 (2): 241-255 - 2022-06-01 29(2), DOI: 10.4473/TPM29.2.6

Authors: Pastor, Yolanda; Garcia-Jimenez, Antonio; Perez-Torres, Vanesa; Cruz Lopez-de-Ayala, Mari; Catalina-Garcia, Beatriz

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Abstract

During adolescence, the need to belong is a basic motivation that drives the building of strong interpersonal links with peers, and online social networks are one of the most widely used media today for this purpose. A Spanish-adaptation of the Need to Belong Scale (Leary et al., 2013) and a self-developed instrument about the social network uses were administered to a representative sample of 524 adolescents (Mage = 13.57, SD = 1.24). Six models were tested using confirmatory factor analysis, in order to assess the possible effect of the wording on this measure. Our research supports the presence of a wording effect on the Need to Belong Scale and suggests the need to revise the wording of the items of the scales of this construct. Likewise, it was also observed that those adolescents with a high need to belong are using online social networks more frequently and in more varied ways. © 2022 Cises.

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belongingnessimpactitem wording effectmedianeed to belong scaleonline social networks in adolescenceselfvalidityFit indexesItem wording effectNeed to belongNeed to belong scaleOnline social networks in adolescence

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Tpm - Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology In Applied Psychology, Q3 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Psychology (Miscellaneous), give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-04:

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Impact and social visibility

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  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 14 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Pastor Ruiz, Yolanda) and Last Author (Catalina García, Beatriz).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Pastor Ruiz, Yolanda.