Effects of Homesickness on Student Well-Being and their Protentional Success in College

Location

CSU 253

Start Date

12-4-2004 8:45 AM

End Date

12-4-2004 10:15 AM

Student's Major

Psychology

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Edison Perdomo

Mentor's Department

Psychology

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

This study examined the causes and effects of homesickness on undergraduate students. Subjects were asked to fill out the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ). This questionnaire assessed how well students are adapting to the demands of the college experience. It provided a score for academic adjustment, social adjustment, personal emotional adjustment, and attachment. Subjects, who reported a positive home life before starting college, had higher levels of homesickness than their counterparts. Levels of dependency are also a good predictor of homesickness. Students with poor social skills also had high levels of homesickness. There were no links between the sex of the subject and levels of homesickness.

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Effects of Homesickness on Student Well-Being and their Protentional Success in College

CSU 253

This study examined the causes and effects of homesickness on undergraduate students. Subjects were asked to fill out the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ). This questionnaire assessed how well students are adapting to the demands of the college experience. It provided a score for academic adjustment, social adjustment, personal emotional adjustment, and attachment. Subjects, who reported a positive home life before starting college, had higher levels of homesickness than their counterparts. Levels of dependency are also a good predictor of homesickness. Students with poor social skills also had high levels of homesickness. There were no links between the sex of the subject and levels of homesickness.