Disadvantages Of Homesickness

some it may become chronic. In its severe form, homesickness can exacerbate pre-existing mood disorders and may lead to development of psychological as well as physical disorders. It may also lead to maladjusted coping such as substance abuse and other risk taking behaviours by the students. It decreases well-being and increases dropout rates. However, the fact that homesickness is not a diagnostic category of mental disorders probably limits interest in this topic, despite the range and severity of homesickness consequences (Stoebe, Schut & Nauta, 2015).
This, the author believes should not restrict us in exploring the phenomenon.

In order to cope with homesickness, people use various kinds of coping strategies to deal with it. If we want to help people vulnerable to homesickness, in this case the student population, in dealing with the phenomenon, it is very important to get to know their perspective: what kind of coping strategies they usually engage in; what is their preference; what

The study further tries to compare general health and coping strategies of two different groups: those who experience high levels of homesickness and those who seem to be not much affected by the phenomenon i.e. those experiencing low level of homesickness. This will bring out a more holistic picture and may bring out new angles of thought from the extremes. It will help us identify if there are any significant differences in the coping strategies used by the extreme

experiencing high level of homesickness and those experiencing low level of