title: Analyzing migration decisionmaking: relationships between residential satisfaction, mobility intentions, and moving behavior.
abstract: "The author examines the role of residential satisfaction and mobility intentions vis-a-vis structural variables in migration decisionmaking with the aid of data drawn from the 1985-1989 waves of the American Housing Survey. A conceptual model is derived which is based on behavioral theories developed in social psychology, namely the theories of reasoned action and planned behavior. Several previously ignored links among structural variables, mobility predispositions and moving behavior are incorporated. Empirical analyses show that, although satisfaction and intentions are important predictors of mobility, most of the structural variables that are commonly known to be related to migration also have direct effects on subsequent moving behavior, independent of satisfaction and intentions."
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005843:Geography; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009656:North America; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012106:Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012942:Social Sciences; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Behavior; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Geographic Factors; Migration; Migration, Internal; Models, Theoretical; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Psychology; Psychology, Social; Research Methodology; Residence Characteristics; Residential Mobility; Satisfaction; Social Sciences; Spatial Distribution; United States