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	مقیاس تماس بین‌گروهی	مقیاس تعلق اجتماعی (Community Belonging Scale)
حوزه	جامعه‌شناسی سیاسی	جامعه‌شناسی سیاسی
خانواده	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
سال پیدایش	1954–2008	1974–1999
پدیدآور	Gordon Allport, Thomas Pettigrew, Linda Tropp	Seymour Sarason, David McMillan, David Chavis
نوع	Self-report questionnaire	Self-report questionnaire
منبع بنیادین	Allport, G. W. (1954). The nature of prejudice. Addison-Wesley.	Sarason, S. B. (1974). The psychological sense of community: Prospects for a community psychology. Jossey-Bass.
نام‌های دیگر	ICS, Contact Quality Index	CBS, Community Integration Scale
مرتبط	5	5
خلاصه	The Intergroup Contact Scale measures the quantity and quality of face-to-face interaction between members of different social groups (racial, ethnic, religious, national, or other categories). Rooted in Gordon Allport's contact hypothesis (1954), which proposed that prejudice decreases when groups interact under favorable conditions, the scale is fundamental in research on prejudice reduction, integration, and intergroup relations.	The Community Belonging Scale measures the subjective psychological sense of community—the feeling that one belongs, is accepted, and is valued within one's community. Distinct from objective measures of networks or participation, it captures the affective experience of community integration. Developed by Seymour Sarason and refined by McMillan and Chavis, it is grounded in community psychology and emphasizes that belonging is fundamental to mental health and social well-being.