Homesickness and health in boarding school children

Fisher, Shirley; Frazer, Norman; Murray, Kathleen

doi:10.1016/s0272-4944(86)80033-0

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“…Environmental Influence. The effect of geographic distance on homesickness was found statistically significant among college students (Fisher, Frazer, & Murray, 1986), but Stroebe and colleagues (2002) argued that it was accessibility to home playing the crucial role rather than the distance, because college students had freedom to travel between school and home. In addition, other researchers (Scopelliti & Tiberio, 2010;Van Tilburg, Vingerhoets, & Van Heck, 1996) explained the phenomenon differently: Opportunities for communication with home and the time needed to travel back home both moderated the effect of geographic distance, resulting in different psychological distances.…”

Section: Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Homesickness at College: Its Impact on Academic Performance and Retention

Jie¹,

Hagedorn²,

Zhang³

2016

Journal of College Student Development

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Section: Risk Factorsmentioning

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Homesickness at College: Its Impact on Academic Performance and Retention

Jie¹,

Hagedorn²,

Zhang³

2016

Journal of College Student Development

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“…26 Severe homesickness in children is associated with social problems, behavior problems, significant symptoms of depression and anxiety, coping deficits, and feelings of helplessness. 9,22,[27][28][29] In academic settings, homesickness among adolescents and young adults can be associated with nontraumatic ailments, [30][31][32] academic difficulties, [33][34][35] absentmindedness, 30,31,33,34 low self-esteem, 34,36 and/or obsessive thoughts and behaviors. 30,31 Unfortunately, data do not exist on the incidence and severity of homesickness in children with cognitive or developmental delay.…”

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Preventing and Treating Homesickness

Thurber

Walton

2007

Pediatrics

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Homesickness is the distress and functional impairment caused by an actual or anticipated separation from home and attachment objects such as parents. It is characterized by acute longing and preoccupying thoughts of home. Almost all children, adolescents, and adults experience some degree of homesickness when they are apart from familiar people and environments. Pediatricians and other health care professionals are in a unique position to assist families in understanding the etiology, prevention, and treatment of homesickness. In the case of planned separations, such as summer camp, techniques are provided that may aid in prevention. In the case of unanticipated or traumatic separations, such as hospitalization, effective treatment strategies are available.

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“…Multiple factors may lead to stress for students staying in boarding schools, including feeling of homesickness (Fisher et al, 1986;Thurber and Walton, 2007), academic pressure and lack of parental support. Stress significantly contributes to the development of mental health issues.…”

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Stressors in secondary boarding school students: Association with stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms

Wahab

Rahman

Hasan

et al. 2013

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

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Introduction: Chronic stress in adolescents may cause physical, mental and emotional health issues which lead to poor outcomes if left untreated. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress, and their association with stressors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 350 students in a selected boarding school. Two validated Malay version questionnaires were used as instruments, which comprised the 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale to assess depression, anxiety and stress level, and Soalselidik Stressor Sekolah Menengah to assess stressors. Results: The prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress were 39.7%, 67.1% and 44.9%, respectively. The highest mean score was 2.3 (Ϯ0.80) for the academic-related stressor. All stressors (academic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, teacher, learning/teaching and social group) had significant association with depression, anxiety and stress (P < 0.001). Multiple regression showed that both the intrapersonal-related stressor and learning/teachingrelated stressor were 2.8-and 2.0-times more likely (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 2.8 [P < 0.001] and OR = 2.0 [P = 0.002], respectively) to cause depressive symptoms. On the other hand, the interpersonal-related stressor was 2.9-times more likely (adjusted OR = 2.9, P < 0.001) to cause anxiety. The learning/teaching-related and intrapersonal-related stressors were 2.7-and 2.5-times more likely to develop stress (adjusted OR = 2.7 [P < 0.001] and OR = 2.5 [P = 0.001], respectively). Discussion: The possibility of introducing screening for mental health problems among boarding school students needs to be considered and investigated. Addressing the possible stressors and employing healthy coping may help in reducing negative emotional outcomes in these students.

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Homesickness and health in boarding school children

Cited by 71 publications

References 5 publications

Homesickness at College: Its Impact on Academic Performance and Retention

Homesickness at College: Its Impact on Academic Performance and Retention

Preventing and Treating Homesickness

Stressors in secondary boarding school students: Association with stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms

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