Psychological investigation of intercultural communication between domestic emigrants and local residents

最近，日本最南端的冲绳县（琉球）已成为该国最受欢迎的移民和旅游景点之一。本研究旨在探讨日本移民赴冲绳的动机及其与冲绳适应的关系。参与者包括26名受访者和412名在线问卷受访者。根据调查和访谈的结果，参与者的迁移动机分为四大类：a)商业或学习迁移，b)陪伴他人迁移，c)逃离迁移，d)退休后迁移。这些模式绘制在两个轴上，其中迁移是自愿的或非自愿的，迁移的目的是具体的或抽象的。结果还表明，有具体目标的移民在移民到冲绳后，往往比那些出于抽象原因的移民更难以适应。

Recently, Okinawa (Ryukyus), the southernmost prefecture of Japan, has become one of the country's most popular transmigration and tourist sites. This study investigates the motivations of Japanese emigrants to Okinawa and the relationship between their motivations and their adjustment to Okinawa. Participants were 26 interviewees and 412 online questionnaire respondents.Based on the results of the surveys and interviews, participants'motivations for moving were categorized into four main groups: a) migration for business or study, b) migration to accompany someone else, c) migration to escape, and d) migration after retirement. These patterns are plotted on two axes, wherein migration is either voluntary or involuntary and the purpose of migration is either concrete or abstract. The results also suggested that emigrants with concrete objectives tend to experience poorer adjustment after immigration to Okinawa than those who moved for abstract reasons.