Homesickness at College: Its Impact on Academic Performance and Retention
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November 2Author
Zhang, Yi Leaf
Sun, Jie
Hagedorn, Linda Serra
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**Please note that the full text is embargoed** 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.