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Psychological Sense of Community: Contributions Toward a New Understanding

Psychological Sense of Community: Contributions Toward a New Understanding

Clelia Anna Mannino and Mark Snyder
University of Minnesota (USA)

Abstract
To expand and broaden the conceptualization of community, we advance a psychological notion of community, as a feeling of belonging and connection with a group of people who have shared concerns, and contrast it with community defined in physical terms (i.e., a specific place or geographic location with clear physical boundaries). Results of the present study provide evidence that physical and psychological forms of community are distinct constructs and have differential links to social action.

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Clelia Anna Mannino and Mark Snyder

Clelia Anna Mannino and Mark Snyder
University of Minnesota (USA)

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