Competing predictions about the effect of social exclusion were tested by meta-analyzing findings from studies of interpersonal rejection, ostracism, and similar procedures. Rejection appears to cause a significant shift toward a more negative emotional state. Typically, however, the result was an emotionally neutral state marked by low levels of both positive and negative affect. Acceptance ca...

Despite their enormous success the motivation behind user participation in Online Social Networks is still little understood. This study explores a variety of possible incentives and provides an empirical evaluation of their subjective relevance. The analysis is based on survey data from 129 test subjects. Using Structural Equation Modeling, we identified that the satisfaction of the needs for ...

In this paper, the new notions of ``belongingness ($in_{gamma}$)"and ``quasi-coincidence ($q_delta$)"  of a fuzzy point with a fuzzyset are  introduced. By means of this new idea, the  concept of$(alpha,beta)$-fuzzy $n$-ary subhypergroup of an $n$-aryhypergroup is given, where $alpha,betain{in_{gamma}, q_{delta},in_{gamma}wedge q_{delta}, ivq}$,  andit is shown that, in 16 kinds of $(alpha,beta...

Better understanding guests’ sense of belonging can explain why some feel quite at home in museums while others would never consider visiting. To do so, we start by developing a model uniquely suited for and cultural institutions. Based on literature expert interviews, it includes three elements belonging: Inclusion, Place Belongingness Context the visit. This study presents an easy-to-use surv...

A framework for thinking about borders in post-globalization scaffolds insights of emerging theory exemplary prevailing in-betweenness the border world. Epistemological advances frame dissensus, power, belongingness, borderscapes and a-territoriality as ridges knowledge above collected connected lore experience, yet this remains topographic incomplete understanding interstitial components borde...

We define the problem of group identification in a fuzzy environment. We concentrate on the case where the society is required to self-determine the belongingness of each member to a specific group, characterized by a single attribute. In general terms, this case consists of a collective identity issue that can be regarded as an aggregation problem of individual assessments within a group. Here...