Westra, Gijs (2020) A happy family? Happiness outcomes of family motivated migration. Master thesis.
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Abstract
This research combines two broad social approaches to studying internal migration: that of family ties and the effect of moving on well being. Literature shows that the proximity to family takes up a significant portion of motivations behind moving. Further, social relations are found to be important for happiness. Hence, this research studies the effect that a family motivated long-distance move has on happiness as compared to having a different motivation or not moving. A life-course approach is taken to study migration, framing happiness from set-point theory. Using the UKHLS, a longitudinal approach is adopted. A clear selection into family- motivated migration of older, non-working, and unhealthier individuals is found. Furthermore, when taking the time since moving into account, it is found that family motivated movers are happier than non-family motivated movers in the long term, however their increase in happiness after moving starts later. Furthermore, it appears that especially those who move to form a union and those who move to be closer to the family are happier, the latter in the long term. No significant impacts on happiness after moving are found for those who move after separating and tied movers. The research concludes that the different motivations behind migrating matter in terms of happiness. Furthermore, an indication that proximity of family ties increases well being is found.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Population Studies |
| Supervisor: | Mulder, C.H. |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2020 06:55 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Sep 2020 06:55 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3342 |
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