The satisfaction of the need to belong reflects in the sense of being an integrative part of the group or social system. There is some lack of empirical evidence for the structure of this sense at the macro level. This study assessed a two-dimensional model of the sense of belonging to the country, which included relational and spatiotemporal components. Participants were 539 university students from 18 to 50 (74% females). Questions regarding involvement, perceived acceptance, sense of commonality, and feeling at home represented the relational component of the sense of belonging. Four temporal categories – the recent past, present, and the near and distant future – were included in the assessment of its spatiotemporal component. A confirmatory factor analysis revealed an acceptable fit of the two-factor model. Its convergent validity was demonstrated by the association with an explicit single-item measure of belonging. The predictive effect of the spatiotemporal component emphasized the importance of continuity of belonging in considering emigration. In sum, the results confirmed the complexity of the sense of belonging to the country and the interconnectedness of integrative relationships and spatiotemporal commitment and revealed functional differences between them.

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对国家的归属感：整合关系和时空承诺

对归属感的满足反映在成为群体或社会系统不可分割的一部分的意义上。在宏观层面上，缺乏某种意义上的这种结构的经验证据。这项研究评估了国家归属感的二维模型，其中包括关系和时空成分。参与者是539位18至50岁的大学生（女性占74％）。有关参与，感知的接受度，共同感和家庭感觉的问题代表了归属感的关系部分。在评估其时空成分时，包括了四个时空类别-最近的过去，现在以及不久的将来。验证性因素分析表明，两因素模型可以接受。关联性与明确的单项归属测度相关联，证明了其收敛性。时空成分的预测效果强调了在考虑移民方面归属感连续性的重要性。总之，结果证实了归属感的复杂性以及整合关系和时空承诺的相互联系，并揭示了它们之间的功能差异。