Effects of social belonging on homesickness: An application of the belongingness hypothesis

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 516-530

  Watt, Susan E ^a   Badger, Alison J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Belongingness; Homesickness; Immigration; Need to belong; Rejection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62249103800     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208329695     Document Type: Article

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