Selective international migration by social position, health behaviour and personality

Silventoinen, Karri; Hammar, Niklas; Hedlund, Ebba; Koskenvuo, Markku; Rönnemaa, Tapani; Kaprio, Jaakko

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“…This implies that ethnic divides run deep regarding the intentions to study abroad and are not mediated by the other relevant individual level characteristics (including social class/status indicators). Of the "Big Five" personality traits (Model 2), Extraversion and Openness associate positively with the probability of willingness to continue studies abroad, which is in line with previous research (Paulauskaite et al 2010, Silventoinen et al 2008. Of these two personality traits, however, only Openness remains significant after adding various forms of capital in Model 3.…”

Section: Individual-level Characteristics Shaping Intentions To Studysupporting

confidence: 87%

“…Jennings (1970) introduced the term "mobicentric man" to characterize the behaviour of individuals who value motion and action very highly and who are constantly "on the move". Recent studies have suggested that the so-called "Big Five" personality traits (Costa and McCrae 1992;Gallego and Pardos-Prado 2013;McCrae and Costa 1999)-Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to experience (Openness), Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness-also help to predict and explain individual mobility differences (Silventoinen et al 2008). Individuals who are more extraverted and/or more open to new experiences actively seek new opportunities which also make them more mobile (Camperio Ciani et al 2007;Jokela 2009;Paulaiskaite et al 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Does Ethnicity Matter in Intentions to Study Abroad? Analysis of High School Students in Estonia

Pungas

Täht

Realo

et al. 2015

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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Acknowledgements: We are very grateful to the helpful comments of the anonymous referees. The research leading to these results has also received funding from the Institutional Research Grant No. IUT2-17 of the Ministry of Education and 1250 Science Estonia, Grant No. 9247 of the Estonian Science Foundation, and from European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP/2007(FP/ -2013) / ERC Grant Agreement n. 615159 (ERC Consolidator Grant DEPRIVEDHOODS, Socio-spatial inequality, deprived neighbourhoods, and neighbourhood effects). This is the author's Post-print version (final draft post-refereeing as accepted for publication by the journal). The definitive, peer-reviewed and edited version of this article is published as: Pungas, E., Täht, K., Realo, A. & Tammaru, T. (2015) DOES ETHNICITY MATTER IN INTENTIONS TO STUDY ABROAD? ANALYSIS OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN ESTONIAAbstract. This paper examines factors that shape intentions to study abroad. Previous research highlights the importance of various forms of capital-human, economic, social, cultural and mobility capital-as well as of personality traits in the formation of the intention to complete education in foreign countries. Our specific focus is on ethnic differences in going to study abroad. The data comes from a representative survey of high school graduates in Estonia. We apply multilevel binary regression in order to capture both individual and school effects in the formation of study intentions. Our key findings reveal, first, that there exist significant ethnic differences in the willingness to continue studies abroad despite controlling for individual characteristics, including various forms of capital and the personality traits. Second, ethnic differences disappear once we control for the study language of the school. The institutional context thus 3 DOES ETHNICITY MATTER IN INTENTIONS TO STUDY ABROAD? ANALYSIS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ESTONIAAbstract. This paper examines factors that shape intentions to study abroad. Previous research highlights the importance of various forms of capital-human, economic, social, cultural and mobility capital-as well as of personality traits in the formation of the intention to complete education in foreign countries. Our specific focus is on ethnic differences in going to study abroad. The data comes from a representative survey of high school graduates in Estonia. We apply multilevel binary regression in order to capture both individual and school effects in the formation of study intentions. Our key findings reveal, first, that there exist significant ethnic differences in the willingness to continue studies abroad despite controlling for individual characteristics, including various forms of capital and the personality traits. Second, ethnic differences disappear once we control for the study language of the school. The institutional context thus plays an important role in the formation of ethnic differences in educational aspirations.

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Section: Individual-level Characteristics Shaping Intentions To Studysupporting

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confidence: 99%

Does Ethnicity Matter in Intentions to Study Abroad? Analysis of High School Students in Estonia

Pungas

Täht

Realo

et al. 2015

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…However, such studies are not informative in evaluating whether personality influences migration or whether migration influences personality development. In a recent prospective study, Silventoinen et al (2008) found that high extraversion and neuroticism increased the probability of international migration. However, we are unaware of longitudinal studies examining whether more refined characterizations of temperament predict migration in general and selective migration to urban or rural areas in particular.…”

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Temperament and Migration Patterns in Finland

Elovainio²,

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ABSTRACT-Migration is a central determinant of population dynamics and structure. We examined whether three major temperament traits-sociability, emotionality, and activity-predicted migration propensity, selective urbanrural migration, and migration distance in a 9-year prospective study in Finland. The participants were Finnish women and men (N 5 1,733) ages 15 to 30 years at baseline. The home municipality's position on the urban-rural continuum was assessed on the basis of the municipality's population density. We found that high sociability predicted migration to urban areas and longer migration distances. High activity increased general migration propensity (including migration to both urban and rural areas). High emotionality increased the likelihood of leaving the home municipality and decreased migration distances, but was not associated with selective urban-rural migration. These data suggest that temperament predicts the self-selection of environments on a demographic scale and may be relevant in understanding population dynamics.

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“…Migration amongst elderly people takes place among those in poor health moving to avoid environmental hazards, or to be better placed to receive care (Bentham 1988). Based on an exhaustive study of Finnish twins who migrated to Sweden, Silventoinen et al (2007) identified the following risk factors for future migration: life dissatisfaction, higher alcohol abuse and smoking in both sexes, in addition to male unemployment, neuroticism and extroversion. Excessive smoking, alcohol abuse and others unhealthy behaviours may be self-selective factors of rural to urban migration.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Detrimental effects of early rural life on blood pressure among urban male migrants in Wrocław, Poland

Kozieł¹,

Lipowicz²,

Ulijaszek

2012

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The purpose of the study was to compare the blood pressure of rural-to-urban migrants and the sedentary population (non-migratory) of the city of Wrocław, Poland. Additionally, the effect of time spent in the rural area on blood pressure was also assessed. The study sample consisted of 2753 males aged 25-75 years, following a medical examination, underwent an interview and anthropometric measurements between 1989-90. Based on the place of origin all males were divided into rural-to-urban migrant inhabitants of Wrocław (N=1222) and sedentary inhabitants of Wrocław (N=921). The percentage of time spent in the rural area [(time spent in rural area/age)*100] was then calculated and was used in analysis. In each age category, the rural-urban migrants were found to be shorter in height. Age, BMI, level of education and time of migration had a significant effect on both the systolic and diastolic blood pressure irrespective of the level of education. It was demonstrated that the time of migration, allowing for age, body size and education level, significantly correlated with blood pressure. The later in time, the males migrated from rural to urban areas, the higher their blood pressure. It was hypothesized that unhealthy behavior could still have continued in a new urban environment, resulting in migrant -sedentary differences in health parameters.

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Selective international migration by social position, health behaviour and personality

Abstract: Migrants are self-selected by health behavioural and personality factors, which may compromise their health. The special requirements of migrants should be recognized in health care.

Cited by 69 publications

References 24 publications

Does Ethnicity Matter in Intentions to Study Abroad? Analysis of High School Students in Estonia

Does Ethnicity Matter in Intentions to Study Abroad? Analysis of High School Students in Estonia

Temperament and Migration Patterns in Finland

Detrimental effects of early rural life on blood pressure among urban male migrants in Wrocław, Poland

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