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Do you feel like you belong at work? Here’s why it’s so important for your health, happiness and productivity

  • Written by: Nilufar Ahmed, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences, BA (Hons), MSc, PhD, CPsychol, HE Cert (Couns.), PG Dip (Couns.), FHEA, FRGS, MBACP (Accred), University of Bristol
Do you feel like you belong at work? Here’s why it’s so important for your health, happiness and productivityGaudiLab/Shutterstock

We all want to feel like we belong. Psychologists have known this for a long time, describing belonging as a fundamental human need that brings meaning to our lives.

Traditionally, this need was filled by family and community networks. But as society becomes more individualised, with many people moving away from their...

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