Effects of Social Belonging on Homesickness: An Application of the Belongingness Hypothesis

Watt, Susan E.; Badger, Alison J.

doi:10.1177/0146167208329695

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“…Numerous researchers have studied the pheno menon of homesickness and its deter mi nants in college students, including students' demographic background (e.g., Poyrazli & Lopez, 2007), psychological Arlington. predispositions (e.g., Chow & Healey, 2008), and environmental characteristics (e.g., Watt & Badger, 2009). However, little has been done to explore the relationship between homesickness and students' actual academic performance and retention.…”

Section: Homesickness At College: Its Impact On Academic Performance mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Numerous researchers (e.g., Archer, Ireland, Amos, Broad, & Currid, 1998;Brewin et al, 1989;Flett, Endler, & Besser, 2009;Kazantzis & Flett, 1998;Poyrazli & Lopez, 2007;Watt & Badger, 2009) have studied homesickness and identified risk factors in three primary categories: demographic backgrounds, environmental influences, and psychological traits.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Two theoretical models were employed to guide this study: Watt and Badger's (2009) belonging theory and Astin's (1993) inputenvironment-outcome (I-E-O) model. The belonging theory postulates that homesickness arises from one's need to belong (Watt & Badger, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The belonging theory postulates that homesickness arises from one's need to belong (Watt & Badger, 2009). This theory was first developed by Baumeister and Leary (1995) from a lens of personality and social psychology, arguing that the need to belong is the fundamental human motivation for interpersonal relationships.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This theory was first developed by Baumeister and Leary (1995) from a lens of personality and social psychology, arguing that the need to belong is the fundamental human motivation for interpersonal relationships. Fourteen years later, Watt and Badger (2009) used this theory to study the effects of social belonging on homesickness, showing how homesickness was actuated by the need to belong. The researchers (Watt & Badger, 2009) suggested that homesickness is generated in part from distress at the dissolution of former social bonds, because individuals tend to protect old social bonds in response to the need to belong.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Emigration of Scottish Steelworkers to Canada: Impacts on Social Networks

Newbold

Watson

Ellaway

2014

Population Space and Place

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Throughout the 1960s-1980s, many steelworkers emigrated from the regions in and around Glasgow, Scotland, seeking better economic opportunities in other industrial cities, including Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. However, little is known about how this move affected the social networks of the steelworkers and their families at the time of immigration and how their social networks had evolved over time. Fifteen former Scottish steelworkers living in the Hamilton area and the daughter of one deceased steelworker were interviewed for this study. Immigration to Canada had clearly disrupted their social networks, as many experienced the loss of valued relationships with parents, neighbours, and co-workers left behind in Scotland. These losses led to homesickness for many steelworkers and their wives and had driven some families back to their home country. Despite cultural similarities to the broader population, the steelworkers still experienced social isolation at times that limited their ability to form supportive networks (particularly with co-workers and neighbours). Over time, a change in lifestyle as a result of immigration increased social advantages in Canada, and involvement in recreational sports contributed to the strengthening of relationships (particularly with their immediate family members and fellow Scottish immigrants) and the formation of new social networks, albeit ones that differed from those they had left behind in Scotland. This study helped to identify circumstances that both challenge and ease the formation of social networks for immigrants and contribute to our understanding of how context influences the evolution of social networks for new arrivals.

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