Category: Environmental Psychology Presentation Type: Oral Survey The Relationship Between Attachment Style and General Self Efficacy With Homesickness Among Iranian Students Reza Soltani Shal 1 , Hamidreza Aghamohammadiam Sharbaf 1 , Ali Kimiaee 1 1 Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ferdowsi University Of Mashhad Email: soltani.psy@gmail.com Country: Iran Goal: study of effective factors on the Homesickness of college students is the one of important discussion in psychology. The goal of this research was to investigate the relation between Attachment Style and General Self Efficacy with Homesickness. Method: to this end, a clustered multistage random sampling of 125 students was selected and implemented the Homesickness questionnaire, Attachment style questionnaire and General Self Efficacy questionnaire. The gathered data were analyzed through stepwise regression and Pearson correlation by Spss software. Finding: the results indicated that significant correlation observed between General Self Efficacy and Homesickness, between Secure Attachment Style and Homesickness and between Anxious Attachment Style and Homesickness. Stepwise regression analyzed indicated that Secure and Anxious Attachment Style and Genera self efficacy could predicate Homesickness Result: finding of present study suggest that self efficacy training for new arrived college students could prevent of homesickness and other symptoms of depressive or mood disorder.

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