2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Psychological investigation of intercultural communication between domestic emigrants and local residents
| Project/Area Number |
24830115
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Social psychology
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| Research Institution | Kwansei Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
MAEMURA Naoka 関西学院大学, 社会学部, 准教授 (50632238)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-08-31 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 移住動機 / 異文化適応 / 移民 |
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| Research Abstract |
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.
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Research Products
(8 results)
