:: Volume 21, Issue 6 (12-2013) ::
Journal of Ilam University of Medical Sciences 2013, 21(6): 160-166 Back to browse issues page
The Relationship Between Nostalgia for the Family and Compatibility Among Students Living in the Dormitories of Shahr-e-kord University of Medical Sciences
M Mobasheri , M Alidosti , K Solati * 1
1- , kamal_solati@yahoo.com
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Introduction: The compatibility of stud-ents with college life and its scope provides opportunities for personal and social gro-wth. This study aimed to determine the rel-ationship between nostalgia for the family and compatibility among students living in the dormitories of Shahr-e-kord University of Medical Sciences. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive study, all students admitted to Shahr-e-kord University of Medical Sciences during 2008 were included. The nostalgia for family and compatibility data were provided through validated homesickness questionnaires. The questionnaires were completed by the fres-hman students in a timetable manner. The data were analyzed by ANOVA, t-indep-endent and Spearman tests using SPSS vol.16 software. Findings: Totally, 121 students were incl-uded in the study in which 63.6% was fem-ale and 36.4% were male. The average sco-re of nostalgia for the family in females was 54.50±13.99, significantly higher than in males (41.78±15.49, P≤0.001). But the mean score of compatibility was not diffe-rent between the two groups (P≥0.05). Also, there was a significant correlation between mean score of nostalgia and compatibility. With increasing nostalgia for family, the compatibility was also being decreased. Discussion & Conclusion: Results of the present study, in cases the nostalgia for the family was higher, compatibility with uni-versity were more difficult. It seems that the family awareness may be useful in the prevention of negative behaviors. In this way, families could foster the sense of ind-ependency, to create the conditions in which their children to overcome the prob-lems related to nostalgia for family.
Keywords: nostalgic family, compatibility, dormitory, students
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: immunology
Received: 2014/01/5 | Accepted: 2014/01/5 | Published: 2014/01/5


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