The Challenged Sense of Belonging Scale (CSBS) - a validation study in English, Arabic, and Farsi/Dari among refugees and asylum seekers in Germany

Abstract: This study introduces and investigates the validity of a brief scale measuring a challenged sense of belonging. The sense of belonging as well as challenges to this sense are important, albeit neglected aspects of social integration and of significance to migration and refugee studies as well as to virtually all other social science contexts. Assessing a challenged or eroded sense of belonging provides important insights into how individuals relate to their environment and whether they feel socially connected or disconnected from it. The construct goes beyond national or cultural identity, instead emphasizing the dynamic processes of emotional attachment. Reviewing the substantial theoretical literature on belonging, we identify four of its key elements: connection, participation, identification, and congruence. Drawing on existing measurement instruments, we propose a brief Challenged Sense of Belonging Scale (CSBS) that addresses each of the four elements and investigate its vali

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences ; 3 (2021) ; 1-16

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (who): SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
• (when): 2021
• Creator: Fuchs, Lukas M. ; Jacobsen, Jannes ; Walther, Lena ; Hahn, Eric ; Ta, Thi Minh Tam ; Bajbouj, Malek ; Schewe, Christian von

Further information

• DOI: 10.1186/s42409-021-00021-y
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022081607254130532482
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:22 AM CEST