Why Do They Want to Migrate from Rural Areas? A Psychological Perspective from Iran
While migration is a basic element of population dynamics in most societies, in Iran, rural-urban migration is a particular concern of both social scientists and policy makers. Rural-urban migration accounts for over half of the growth of most Iranian cities. On the other hand, this movement is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Islamic Azad University
2017-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development |
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| Online Access: | http://ijamad.iaurasht.ac.ir/article_527232_e2a078600f0c99f7db2ab66e060b83b4.pdf |
| Summary: | While migration is a basic element of population dynamics
in most societies, in Iran, rural-urban migration is a particular
concern of both social scientists and policy makers. Rural-urban
migration accounts for over half of the growth of
most Iranian cities. On the other hand, this movement is often
cited as having negative effects on rural area, including a
shortage of supply of agricultural labor. It is becoming common
to blame rural-urban migration among young people on factors
such as education and employment opportunities. This research
examines the psychological factors influencing the intentions
and decisions of rural young people aiming to migrate to
Khuzestan Province. This study used the extend theory of
planned behaviour. A questionnaire was developed using the
latent variables of attitude,subjective norm, perceived behavioural
control, behavioural intention, community satisfaction, and
youth personal characteristics. The face and content validity of
the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts. The
questionnaire’s internal reliability was investigated using the
Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. All scales indicated a good-toexcellent
reliability index (0.75–0.85). Samples of young
people were identified through a multi-stage, stratified random
sampling strategy from two groups (young people who are
‘well educated’ and those who were not). A total of 163 valid
questionnaires were analyzed. Our results showed that adding
community satisfaction as additional construct to the original
theory of planned behavior could significantly increase the explanatory
power of the basic model. Hierarchical regression
analysis showed that attitude, perceived behaviour control, as
well as community satisfaction can predict 51.3% of variances
in migration intentions. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-5852 2159-5860 |