During emerging adulthood, individuals are primarily concerned with themselves. Community participation, however, may help one to mature, and community belonging is important for well-being. As such, the current study aimed to examine these two components among young-adult Israeli backpackers abroad. We examined the role of personal (mastery, self-esteem, and posttraumatic growth) and environmental (family and friends' support) factors in sense of belonging and community participation. A cross-sectional sample survey was distributed; data were collected from 332 Israeli backpackers abroad. The findings based on t-tests, Pearson correlations, and hierarchical regression analysis showed that mastery was associated with sense of belonging, not with community participation. Self-esteem and posttraumatic growth were positively associated with both dependent variables. Friends' support was also positively associated with both dependent variables; family support was not significantly associated with either. Personal factors had the greatest association with sense of community.

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背包客的成年期：内部和外部因素对社区意识的贡献

在成年期，个人主要关心自己。然而，社区参与可能有助于一个人的成熟，而社区归属感对于幸福感很重要。因此，目前的研究旨在检查国外以色列青年背包客的这两个组成部分。我们研究了个人（掌握、自尊和创伤后成长）和环境（家人和朋友的支持）因素在归属感和社区参与中的作用。分发了横断面抽样调查；数据是从国外的 332 名以色列背包客那里收集的。研究结果基于t检验、Pearson 相关性和层次回归分析表明，掌握程度与归属感有关，与社区参与无关。自尊和创伤后成长与这两个因变量呈正相关。朋友的支持也与两个因变量呈正相关；家庭支持与两者都没有显着相关性。个人因素与社区意识的关联最大。