Document Type
Article
Source Publication Title
Journal of College Student Development (John Hopkins University Press)
First Page
943
Last Page
957
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2016.0092
Abstract
For this study we identified factors exerting significant influence on homesickness and explored the impact of the homesick experience on students’ academic performance and retention in the first year in college. The findings reveal 2 constructs underlying the homesickness scale: homesick separation and homesick distress. Demographic variables found to impact students’ level of homesickness included gender, residence, and parental education. Homesick distress resulted in a significant, albeit small, explanation of the variance of first-semester GPA and first-year retention.
Disciplines
Education | Educational Leadership
Publication Date
11-1-2016
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Zhang, Yi Leaf; Sun, Jie; and Hagedorn, Linda Serra, "Homesickness at College: Its Impact on Academic Performance and Retention" (2016). Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Faculty Publications. 2.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/edleadershippolicy_facpubs/2