The Impact of Migration on Optimism and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from the Indonesian Family Life Survey

Q2 Social Sciences

Journal of Population and Social Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-05 DOI:10.25133/jpssv322024.016

Nufi Alabshar, S. Giyarsih, A. Pitoyo

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Abstract

When migrating, a person will expect better well-being than they had in their area of origin. Much research only focuses on how migration affects objective well-being, even though subjective well-being describes well-being more than an economic perspective. This study aims to investigate the impact of migration on the optimism and subjective well-being of migrants. Migration is considered when it crosses district or city boundaries, whether internal or international. The method used in this study is the difference-in-differences (DID) method, which allows us to determine the impact of migration. Using panel data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) in 2007 and 2014, the results show that migration has a positive effect on optimism, economic opinion, personal and household needs opinion, children’s needs opinion, and happiness of migrants. Migration does not have a significant impact on happiness despite a positive correlation towards it. Other control variables, such as urban regional classification, younger age, male gender, married status, and higher education, positively affect subjective well-being.

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移民对乐观情绪和主观幸福感的影响：来自印度尼西亚家庭生活调查的证据

当移民时，一个人会期望比他们在原籍地拥有更好的福利。许多研究只关注移民如何影响客观幸福感，尽管主观幸福感比经济角度更能描述幸福感。本研究旨在探讨移民对移民乐观和主观幸福感的影响。当移民跨越地区或城市边界时，无论是国内的还是国际的，都被视为移民。本研究中使用的方法是差异中的差异(DID)方法，该方法使我们能够确定迁移的影响。利用2007年和2014年印度尼西亚家庭生活调查(IFLS)的面板数据，结果表明，移民对移民的乐观情绪、经济观点、个人和家庭需求观点、儿童需求观点和幸福感都有积极影响。尽管移民与幸福呈正相关，但对幸福没有显著影响。其他控制变量，如城市区域分类、年龄、男性性别、婚姻状况和高等教育程度，对主观幸福感有积极影响。

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