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The desire to fit in, belong and to have companions is a desire everyone experiences (Leary & Cox, 2008). The motive to belong is the emotional commitment to being a recognised member of a group of people, allowing an individual to have a sense of being a member of something greater and more crucial than them self (Cherry, 2013). According to Fiske (2004), this desire is inherent in humans. This can be evident in those who avoid the intake of food with the intention of making themselves more alluring to others (Gross, 2011). This blog aims to examine just why the motive to belong is so powerful people are susceptible to putting their self in danger in order to gain the approval of their peers... The theory of evolution provides a reason for the existence of the motivation to belong. Our predecessors belonged to groups in order to survive; tribe members hunted, cooked and were assigned roles to support one another in hope to maximise survival chances (Taflinger, 1996). Belonging to a..

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