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- Title
Measurement invariance of the modified Utrecht Homesickness Scale: a case of university students from four countries.
- Authors
Nartova-Bochaver, Sofya; Reznichenko, Sofia; Ochoa, Alfonso Padilla; Zulkarnain, Zulkarnain
- Abstract
The study is devoted to examining the measurement invariance of the Utrecht Homesickness Scale (UHS) across four countries while considering cultural characteristics. The sample consisted of 899 first- and second-year students: Indonesia (N = 182), Mexico (N = 142), Russia (N = 379), and Ukraine (N = 196) (Mage = 18.29, SDage = 2.48); female-dominant at 74% (Mage = 18.56, SDage = 2.49). In the original version, the UHS consisted of twenty items and five subscales: Adjustment difficulties, Missing family, Loneliness, Missing friends, and Ruminations about home. As hypothesized, the initial five-factor structure of the UHS was upheld but the HS pattern was specific in each country investigated. After removing three items via CFA, the original structure was restored. Convergent validity, reliability, configural, metric, and partial scalar measurement invariance of the UHS modified (UHS-M) instrument were achieved. The specific patterns of homesickness in each country are presented. It is concluded that the UHS-M can be recommended both for research and support programs for students suffering from homesickness while accounting for cultural characteristics.
- Subjects
HOMESICKNESS; TEST validity; COLLEGE students; RUMINATION (Cognition); SUFFERING
- Publication
Current Psychology, 2024, Vol 43, Issue 29, p24267
- ISSN
1046-1310
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12144-024-06075-5