Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
Tabletop Roleplaying Games ( TTRPGs ) as a Source of Belonging and Wellbeing: A Social Identity Perspective
ABSTRACT Our group memberships form the basis of our social identities and act as a source of wellbeing. Group membership is therefore a frontline defence to combat the growing global prevalence of loneliness. However, the efficacy of a group depends on whether it is beneficial to health and subjectively meaningful to its members. Tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) may provide a medium to form meaningful groups that positively influence wellbeing to otherwise hard‐to‐reach or marginalised communities. In this vein …