Temperament and Migration Patterns in Finland
Temperament and Migration Patterns in Finland
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芬兰人的气质与移民模式
DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02164.x
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发表时间：
2008-09-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Keltikangas-Jarvinen, Liisa
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作者：
Jokela, Markus;Elovainio, Marko;Keltikangas-Jarvinen, Liisa
移徙是人口动态和结构的核心决定因素。在芬兰进行的一项为期9年的前瞻性研究中，我们检查了三个主要气质特征--社交能力、情绪性和活动性--是否可以预测移民倾向、选择性的城乡移民和移民距离。参与者为芬兰女性和男性(N=1,733)，年龄在基线时为15岁至30岁。根据本市的人口密度评估了本市在城乡连续体上的地位。我们发现，高度的社交性预示着移民到城市地区和更长的迁移距离。高活动增加了一般移徙倾向(包括向城市和农村地区的移徙)。高度情绪化增加了离开家乡城市的可能性，缩短了移徙距离，但与选择性的城乡移徙无关。这些数据表明，气质在人口统计尺度上预测了对环境的自我选择，并可能与理解人口动态有关。
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 urban-rural migration, and migration distance in a 9-year prospective study in Finland. The participants were Finnish women and men (N = 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.