Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2425–2454 |
| Number of pages | 30 |
| Journal | Papers in Regional Science |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 2 Jul 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2019 |
Keywords
- Big Five personality traits
- cultural distance
- destination choice
- migration intention
- INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
- NATIONAL CULTURE
- GRADUATE MIGRATION
- BEHAVIOR
- DIMENSIONS
- PREDICTORS
- PSYCHOLOGY
- SELECTION
- HOFSTEDE
- MOBILITY
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Personality traits, migration intentions, and cultural distance. / Fouarge, Didier; Özer, Merve Nezihe; Seegers, Philipp.
In: Papers in Regional Science, Vol. 98, No. 6, 12.2019, p. 2425–2454.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Personality traits, migration intentions, and cultural distance
AU - Fouarge, Didier
AU - Özer, Merve Nezihe
AU - Seegers, Philipp
N1 - Datasource: Fachkraft data
PY - 2019/12
Y1 - 2019/12
N2 - This paper investigates the relationship between Big Fivepersonality traits and individuals' intentions to migrate incountries that vary in their culture. Using data collectedfrom university students in Germany, we find that extraver-sion and openness are positively associated with migrationintentions, while agreeableness, conscientiousness, andemotional stability negatively relate to migration intentions.Openness positively and extraversion negatively relate tothe willingness to move to culturally distant countries aftercontrolling for geographic distance and economic differ-ences between countries. Extravert and conscientiousindividuals are less likely to prefer linguistically distantcountries contrary to agreeable individuals.
AB - This paper investigates the relationship between Big Fivepersonality traits and individuals' intentions to migrate incountries that vary in their culture. Using data collectedfrom university students in Germany, we find that extraver-sion and openness are positively associated with migrationintentions, while agreeableness, conscientiousness, andemotional stability negatively relate to migration intentions.Openness positively and extraversion negatively relate tothe willingness to move to culturally distant countries aftercontrolling for geographic distance and economic differ-ences between countries. Extravert and conscientiousindividuals are less likely to prefer linguistically distantcountries contrary to agreeable individuals.
KW - Big Five personality traits
KW - cultural distance
KW - destination choice
KW - migration intention
KW - INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
KW - NATIONAL CULTURE
KW - GRADUATE MIGRATION
KW - BEHAVIOR
KW - DIMENSIONS
KW - PREDICTORS
KW - PSYCHOLOGY
KW - SELECTION
KW - HOFSTEDE
KW - MOBILITY
U2 - 10.1111/pirs.12468
DO - 10.1111/pirs.12468
M3 - Article
VL - 98
SP - 2425
EP - 2454
JO - Papers in Regional Science
JF - Papers in Regional Science
SN - 1056-8190
IS - 6
ER -