The Emergence and Volatility of Homesickness in Exchange Students Abroad : A Smartphone-Based Longitudinal Study

Götz, Friedrich M.; Stieger, Stefan; Reips, Ulf-Dietrich

The Emergence and Volatility of Homesickness in Exchange Students Abroad : A Smartphone-Based Longitudinal Study

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Environment and Behavior. 2019, 51(6), pp. 689-716. ISSN 0013-9165. eISSN 1552-390X. Available under: doi: 10.1177/0013916518754610

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Previous research on the determinants of homesickness has tended to produce inconsistent results and relied mostly on cross-sectional assessments. To capture the longitudinal perspective, we conducted a smartphone app-based study, monitoring the emergence and volatility of homesickness in international university exchange students (n = 148). Applying an experience sampling method (ESM), homesickness was measured every second day over a period of 3 months followed by a post hoc questionnaire to assess potential moderators. Multilevel modeling revealed that whereas age, Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience, voluntariness, previous stays abroad, support from host university, geographical distance, co- and host national identification, language proficiency, and pre-data collection duration of stay did not yield any effects, being male, scoring high on Neuroticism as well as Agreeableness, having difficulties in sociocultural adaptation, and being at the beginning of the stay (as opposed to later on) were related to higher levels of homesickness. Corroborating the latter finding, curve estimation regression analyses showed that homesickness normally peaks immediately after relocation and fades away afterward. Together with the low overall intensities of homesickness found in the present sample, the results suggest that homesickness is a common but mild adverse by-product of international student mobility.

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150 Psychologie

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homesickness, international student mobility, temporary settlement, environmental psychology, science apps, experience sampling, multilevel modeling

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GÖTZ, Friedrich M., Stefan STIEGER, Ulf-Dietrich REIPS, 2019. The Emergence and Volatility of Homesickness in Exchange Students Abroad : A Smartphone-Based Longitudinal Study. In: Environment and Behavior. 2019, 51(6), pp. 689-716. ISSN 0013-9165. eISSN 1552-390X. Available under: doi: 10.1177/0013916518754610

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@article{Gotz2019-06Emerg-41494,
  year={2019},
  doi={10.1177/0013916518754610},
  title={The Emergence and Volatility of Homesickness in Exchange Students Abroad : A Smartphone-Based Longitudinal Study},
  number={6},
  volume={51},
  issn={0013-9165},
  journal={Environment and Behavior},
  pages={689--716},
  author={Götz, Friedrich M. and Stieger, Stefan and Reips, Ulf-Dietrich}
}

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