The effect of homesickness on the psychological wellbeing of medical and non-medical students

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dc.contributor.authorCharlesworth, Brynn
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-11T14:31:12Z
dc.date.available2024-10-11T14:31:12Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractIntroductionHomesickness commonly affects students moving to college for the first time, causing physical, psychological, and emotional disturbances. Medical students are particularly vulnerable to distressing feelings due to the already high prevalence of mental illness and burnout within this population. Aims & Objectives: This review aims to critically evaluate the current literature on homesickness and wellbeing of postsecondary students, assessing the impact of psychological distress and investigating the relationships between mental illness, medical student burnout, and their implications in medical school. Methods: Searches of PubMed, PsychINFO, and Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection databases were conducted to analyse literature on homesickness, student wellbeing, and burnout. These were screened according to pre-defined criteria and articles were assessed for appropriateness. Results: 12 articles successfully met the eligibility criteria. Homesickness was found to affect the majority of freshman students, associated with both a significant decrease in college adjustment and an increase in depression. Within the postsecondary population, psychological distress varied, with medical students having poorer mental health than their peers. The risk for burnout was found to be predictive of mental illness and was associated with unprofessional behaviour. Discussion: During the transition to college, students are under an enormous amountof pressure – academically and psychologically. Evidence suggests that homesickness is common, with associations found between homesicknessand depression. A high prevalence of psychological distress among the post- secondary population and a positive correlation between mental illness and burnout was also found. As such, medical student homesickness and burnout should be investigated to decrease potentially devastating consequences.en
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dc.identifier.citationCharlesworth, B. (2021) 'The effect of homesickness on the psychological wellbeing of medical and non-medical students', UCC Student Medical Journal, Vol. 2, pp. 39-48. https://doi.org/10.33178/SMJ.2021.1.4en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33178/SMJ.2021.1.4
dc.identifier.endpage48
dc.identifier.issn2737-7237
dc.identifier.journalabbrevUCC SMJ
dc.identifier.journaltitleUCC Student Medical Journalen
dc.identifier.startpage39
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16556
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.ucc.ie/index.php/smj/article/view/4316
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUCC Medical Research and Technology Societyen
dc.relation.urihttps://journals.ucc.ie/index.php/smj/article/view/4316/6476
dc.rights© 2021, the Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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dc.subjectHomesicknessen
dc.subjectMedical studentsen
dc.subjectPsychological wellbeingen
dc.titleThe effect of homesickness on the psychological wellbeing of medical and non-medical studentsen
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen
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