Preface 1. Geographical Transitions: Context-Dependent Effects and the Concept of Congruence 2. Theories of the Psychological Effects of Change and Transition 3. The Incidence and Features of Homesickness 4. Episodic Homesickness Reporting: The Implications for Attentional Resources 5. The Correlates of Homesickness: Associated Psychological States and Health 6. Circumstantial and Vulnerability Factors in Homesickness 7. Thinking Homesick: The Implications of Differences in Cognitive Organisation and Memory 8. Homesickness, Commitment, and the Job Strain Model 9. A Multi-Causal Cognitive Theory of Homesick Experience 10. Helping the Homesick: An Attentional Management Approach. Appendix – The Dundee Relocation Inventory: A Diagnostic Test for the Assessment of Homesickness and Distress Following Transition. References. Author Index. Subject Index.
Biography
Shirley Fisher
