4.1 Homesickness in Expatriates and Migrants: Causal Explanations
A plethora of factors in combination lead to the sense of dislocation and subsequent development of homesickness
in migrant workers and expatriates. In general the study has revealed that it is always a combination of factors that
causes the condition. However, a multiple combination of those is likely to aggravate the disease and cause the
affected workers condition to deteriorate over time. This section highlights some of the most common causes
described by the participants.