个性与乡城流动关系初探

Personality and Rural-urban Migration

从人口动力学视角考查,包括人口学特征、经济学状况等多种因素影响着个体的迁移行为,个性可能也是其中之一,但国内对此鲜有研究。文章基于CGSS 2006年数据,对个体的个性特征与乡城流动行为的关系进行分析。结果发现:2006年CGSS家庭模块中的个性量表可有效测量个性中的外倾性、谨慎性和焦虑性;曾经流动过的农村人口和正在进行乡城流动的人口在个性特点与农村常住人口有明显区别,表现为外倾性高而谨慎性低,同时,外向型性格的人数比例明显高于农村常住人口;在控制年龄、性别、受教育水平和流动经历等变量后,焦虑性依然可以显著预测农村现住人口未来流动倾向。个性与乡城流动行为之间存在密切关系,但两者间的因果关系尚待进一步澄清。

Recent studies suggest that personality may be relevant with migration behavior. The re- lationship between personality and rural - urban migration in China is examined in this paper using da- ta from the Chinese General Social Survey 2006 （CGSS）. Individuals who had migrated from rural to ur- ban areas, no matter they stayed in the rural or urban area when they were interviewed, were more extroverted and less conscientious than those who had never left rural areas. When controlling for age, gender, education and migration experience, the personality trait of neuroticism could predict the mi- gration tendency. Findings suggest that personality may be related to rural - urban migration behavior, but the causality between them needs further investigation.