Dispositional traits and internal migration: Personality as a predictor of migration in Australia

Paul Campbell

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2018.12.009

Dispositional traits and internal migration: Personality as a predictor of migration in Australia

Paul Campbell

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Abstract

This study analyses a large longitudinal panel dataset (HILDA, or the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia) to assess the extent to which personality traits predict four constructs pertaining to the migration decision: intention to migrate, certainty around intention, migration outcomes, and the strength of association between migration intention and subsequent migration outcomes. Results show small but significant effects of Extraversion and Openness on both migration and intention to migrate. Openness negatively predicted certainty around intention, and Conscientiousness related to the extent to which migration intentions align with outcomes for those who did migrate, while Extraversion predicted migration events among those without a prior intention to migrate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	262-267
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Research in Personality
Volume	78
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2018.12.009
Publication status	Published - Feb 2019

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