nother way to examine the severity of homesickness is to look at the percentage of children who rate the average intensity of their homesickness at or above the midpoint of the research rating scale used. This measurement technique consistently categorizes approximately 20% of boys and girls away from home as moderately to severely homesick.5,9,21,22 A much smaller percentage of children—between 6% and 9%—report intense homesickness that is associated with severe symptoms of depression and/or anxiety.