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    Homesickness
    (UMT.Lahore, 2019) Maryam Fatima; Muhammad Asif Khan
    The present research aimed to examine the relationship between homesickness, academic self-efficacy and academic adjustment in hostelite students. The sample was consisted of N = 180 (girls, n= 90; boys, n=90) hostelite students with age range 18 to 22 years taken from different university hostels of Lahore. Non probability purposive sampling techniques was used. Derivation of Homesickness (Archer et al., 1998). Student Self-efficacy Scale (Rowbothan, 2013) and the Academic Adjustment Scales (Anderson, 2016) were used for assessment. The results of Pearson product moment revealed homesickness was negatively significantly correlated with academic self-efficacy, academic adjustment (academic life style and academic achievement) and percentage. Academic self-efficacy was positively significantly correlated with academic adjustment and its subscales, and negatively correlated with gender. Academic adjustment was positively significantly correlated with percentage. Result of independent sample t-test showed that significant difference found between males and females in subscales of homesickness (disliking university, attachment to home), academic self-efficacy, and subscales of academic adjustment (academic life style, academic achievements) and males reported high on all more than females. The results of hierarchal regression showed that Academic self-efficacy was found to be significant positive predictor of academic adjustment and its subscales. Disliking university was found to be a negative significant predictor of academic adjustment and academic motivation. Attachment to home, family visit hostel was found to be a significant positive predictor of academic motivation. These findings would help institute and students to manage their homesickness and academic adjustment problems through academic self-efficacy.