Preliminary Models of Risk and Protective Factors for Childhood Homesickness: Review and Empirical Synthesis.

Thurber, Christopher A.; Sigman, Marian D.

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Publication Date: 1998

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Preliminary Models of Risk and Protective Factors for Childhood Homesickness: Review and Empirical Synthesis.

Thurber, Christopher A.; Sigman, Marian D.

Child Development, v69 n4 p903-34 Aug 1998

Examined predictors and sequelae of homesickness in 293 boys, ages 8 to 16 years, who spent two weeks at an overnight camp. Found that the "homesick disposition" and little prior separation together accounted for 69% of the variance in self-reported homesickness. Interpersonal attitudes and perceived control predicted 70% of the variance in negative emotion. (Author)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Experience, Emotional Problems, Expectation, Literature Reviews, Locus of Control, Males, Models, Predictor Variables, Risk

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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