Homesickness in the first year college students: The role of personality and attachment styles

Authors : Zeynep AYDIN SÜNBÜL, Ferah ÇEKİCİ

Pages : 412-420

Doi:10.24289/ijsser.426764

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Publication Date : 2018-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this study is to understand the role of basic personality traits and attachment styles in predicting homesickness among first year college students. The study was conducted with 177 preparation class students who have moved to another city away from their family. Data was collected through ``Utrecht Homesickness Scale`` developed by Stroebe, Vliet, Hewstone, and Willis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2002);, ``The Big Five Inventory`` by Benet-Martinez and John insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1998); and ``Relationships Scales Questionnaire`` developed by Griffin & Barholomew insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1994);. Fearful and preoccupied attachment styles and neuroticism were found as significant predictors in explaining homesickness. Attachment styles and personality traits were found to explain 15% of variance in homesickness.
Keywords : homesickness, personality, attachment styles, college students