Validating the Korean Version of the General Belongingness Scale(GBS)

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In this study, the General Belongingness Scale(GBS) developed by Malone, Pillow & Osman(2012) was validated in Korea. For this purpose, permission for validation was obtained from the original authors, and a bilingual counseling psychology major and a professor of the major agreed to translate the items. For the validation, a survey was conducted among university students nationwide, and sample 1 collected data from 312 participants, and item analysis and exploratory factor analysis were conducted. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, reliability analysis, and factor analysis were conducted, and as a result, none of the original 12 items were removed, and the scale was derived into two factors, and the subfactors were named as Acceptance/Inclusion (6 items) and Rejection/Exclusion (6 items). Sample 2 was subjected to confirmatory factor analysis using data from 462 participants to verify conceptual and concurrent validity. After that, the predictive validity was verified by using regression analysis on loneliness and life satisfaction through previous studies. Based on this, the results of the study are discussed, and the significance of this study and suggestions for further research are described at the end.