Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- General Features of the Book -- The Theoretical Basis of Homesickness -- The Importance of the Post-transition Environment -- The Structure of the Book -- 1. Geographical Transitions: Context-Dependent Effects and the Concept of Congruence -- The History of Research into Geographical Moves -- Contextual Factors and Personal Decision -- Summary and Conclusions -- 2. Theories of the Psychological Effects of Change and Transition -- Explanations of the Effects of Transitions from Home -- Summary and Conclusions -- 3. The Incidence and Features of Homesickness -- Definitions and Correlates of Homesickness -- Early Work on Homesickness -- The Incidence of Homesickness -- The Characteristics of Homesickness Incidence -- The Syndrome of Homesickness -- Summary and Conclusions -- 4. Episodic Homesickness Reporting: The Implications for Attentional Resources -- Episodic Reporting Characteristics -- The Cognitive Basis of Homesickness Experience -- Summary and Conclusions -- 5. The Correlates of Homesickness: Associated Psychological States and Health -- Homesickness, Psychological Disturbance, and Health -- Sex Differences in Psychological Disturbance -- Theoretical Speculations -- Summary and Conclusions -- 6. Circumstantial and Vulnerability Factors in Homesickness -- Personal Factors in Homesickness Reporting -- Situational Contexts and Homesickness Reporting -- Situational Factors and the Competing Demands Model -- Summary and Conclusions -- 7. Thinking Homesick: The Implications of Differences in Cognitive Organisation and Memory -- Background Issues in Planned Activity -- Loss, Transition, and Plan Running -- Memory Characteristics of the Homesick -- Homesick Thoughts: A Reappraisal -- Summary and Conclusions