This is a research based presentation about homesickness of college students.

1. IMPACT OF HOME SICKNESS
TOWARDSTHE WELL BEING OF
STUDENTS
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Department of English Language Teaching
ENG 201 2.0 English for Scientific Communication
Research Project (Presentation)

3. Introduction
• Homesickness refers to the commonly experience state of distress among those
who have left their house or home and find themselves in a new unfamiliar
environment.
• Homesickness is characterized by recurrent cognitions focused on home (e.g.
parents, house, loved ones, home cooking, family and pet).
• The risk factors for homesickness fall into 4 categories: experience, personality,
family, and attitude.
• Almost all children adolescents (e.g.-: University & College students) experience
some degree of homesickness when they are apart from familiar people and
environment.

5. Literature Review
• Home sickness is defined as the distress caused by separation
from home
• Social connectivity reduces levels of stress, improved self-worth
and confidence and due to that effect of homesickness is
implemented to a large extent.
• From the review of literature, it is evident that homesickness
may linked with academic integration, social integration, cell
phone addiction as some of the main factors.

7. Methodology
• 1st year students from faculty ofApplied Sciences were chosen to represent the
whole group of university students.
• Questionnaires were chosen for this research because they are a reliable and
quick method to collect information from multiple respondents in an efficient
and timely manner.
• The questionnaire was distributed and completed in the course of 4 weeks.
• The interviews were conducted directly/ over the phone depending on the
preferences of the participant.
• The interviews were also completed within 4 weeks.
• The results of the questionnaire and interviews were analyzed manually,
because of the small number of respondents.

8. In order to analyze
the impact of home
sickness towards the
well-being of
students, a google
form was prepared
Students find sports, music, movies
and other recreational activities as
a method of overcoming their
loneliness
Results
The most common symptoms felt
by students is the lack of
motivation to study unlike in
school days, craving to go home
and constantly feeling lonely
A majority of the students
seem to be aware of
“homesickness” and they
have had or are currently
experiencing it. Girls are
more affected by
homesickness compared
to boys.

10. Conclusion
•According to the results, a feeling of separation from family
is a normal phenomenon experienced by the majority of
university freshmen who lives away from home.
•Although the majority experience less than a moderate
degree of suffering, a small proportion of students report
severe homesick distress.
•Female students reported a significantly higher degree of
homesick separation.

12. Suggestions and recommendations
•Some of the suggestions & recommendations were
evaluated through the questionnaire
•Conducting awareness programs before starting
academics
•Introducing special councilors to the faculties
•Doing extra- curricular activities
are recommended to prevent homesickness

13. THANK YOU!!!!