Open AccessEmigration intentions of youth: theoretical foundations of the study and categorical diversity (a review of international studies)
Author(s) -
N.V. Murashcenkova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sovremennaâ zarubežnaâ psihologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2304-4977
DOI - 10.17759/jmfp.2021100306
Subject(s) - emigration , diversity (politics) , context (archaeology) , categorical variable , empirical research , variety (cybernetics) , sociology , political science , psychology , social science , social psychology , positive economics , epistemology , law , geography , economics , computer science , philosophy , archaeology , machine learning , artificial intelligence
The article deals with the overview of modern international studies of emigration intentions of youth. The special role of psychological research in this scientific field is substantiated. The article reviews the procedural models of voluntary emigration. The paper analyses the significance of the social context and the role of the “migration culture” by shaping the emigration activity of the individual. The article describes the categorical variety of youth emigration intentions in international studies. The article analyses the main research strategies, measurement methods and current trends by conducting such psychological research. It is promising to compare the analyzed results of international studies with those of national scientists in the area under consideration. The data presented in the article can be useful in organizing and conducting socio-psychological empirical studies aimed at identifying the driving forces behind the emigration activity of young people in Russia and other countries.