| Description |
1 online resource (171 pages) |
| Series |
Psychology Library Editions: Cognitive Science |
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Psychology library editions. Cognitive science.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Preface; General Features of the Book; The Theoretical Basis of Homesickness; The Importance of the Post-transition Environment; The Structure of the Book; 1. Geographical Transitions: Context-Dependent Effects and the Concept of Congruence; The History of Research into Geographical Moves; Contextual Factors and Personal Decision; Summary and Conclusions; 2. Theories of the Psychological Effects of Change and Transition; Explanations of the Effects of Transitions from Home |
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Sex Differences in Psychological DisturbanceTheoretical Speculations; Summary and Conclusions; 6. Circumstantial and Vulnerability Factors in Homesickness; Personal Factors in Homesickness Reporting; Situational Contexts and Homesickness Reporting; Situational Factors and the Competing Demands Model; Summary and Conclusions; 7. Thinking Homesick: The Implications of Differences in Cognitive Organisation and Memory; Background Issues in Planned Activity; Loss, Transition, and Plan Running; Memory Characteristics of the Homesick; Homesick Thoughts: A Reappraisal; Summary and Conclusions |
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8. Homesickness, Commitment, and the Job Strain ModelCognitive Appraisal, Commitment, and Adaptation; Sources of Strain in Educational Environments; Cognitive Appraisals in the Post-transition Environment; Summary and Conclusions; 9. A Multi-Causal Cognitive Theory of Homesick Experience; The Nature of the Homesick Experience; Theories of Homesickness and the Attentional Resource Model; The Principles of a Multi-Causal Descriptive Theory of Homesickness: The Composite Model; Implications for a Theory of Planning and Attention; Summary and Conclusions |
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10. Helping the Homesick: An Attentional Management ApproachThe Efficacy of Stress-Management Programmes; Summary and Conclusions; Appendix The Dundee Relocation Inventory: A Diagnostic Test For the Assessment of Homesickness and Distress Following Transition; The Construction of the Inventory; First Version of the Dundee Relocation Inventory; Second Version of the Dundee Relocation Inventory; Validation; Summary and Conclusions; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
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And Conclusions3. The Incidence and Features of Homesickness; Definitions and Correlates of Homesickness; Early Work on Homesickness; The Incidence of Homesickness; The Characteristics of Homesickness Incidence; The Syndrome of Homesickness; Summary and Conclusions; 4. Episodic Homesickness Reporting: The Implications for Attentional Resources; Episodic Reporting Characteristics; The Cognitive Basis of Homesickness Experience; Summary and Conclusions; 5. The Correlates of Homesickness: Associated Psychological States and Health; Homesickness, Psychological Disturbance, and Health |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Homesickness.
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Homesickness
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317266433 |
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1317266439 |
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