Migrant students dilemma : place attachment as role mediator between residential satisfaction, pro environmental behavior and intention to move
Ika Herani1, Muhammad Ilman Fadhilah2, Fara Rosana Devi3

Psychology Department, Social and Political Science Faculty, University Brawijaya, Malang , Indonesia

Abstract

When individuals feel attached to a place and feel satisfied in the theory the will take care of the place and do not want to move. This research was aimed to determine the role of residential satisfaction on pro-environmental behavior, and intention to move for migrant students and to know the role of place attachment as mediator between residential roles satisfaction with pro-environmental behavior and intention to move. This research used a quantitative study, the sampling technique used accidental sampling, total data of 401 migrant student. The research instrument used was residential satisfaction scale, place attachment scale, new ecological paradigm (NEP) scale and intention to move scale The analysis technique used is a multiple regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that residential satisfaction has a positive role to place attachment.The place attachment does not have a significant effect on pro-environmental behavior. The residential satisfaction does not have a significant effect on pro-environmental behavior. Place attachment has significant role to intention to move and residential satisfaction has significant role to intention to move. Form the results of this study, it was found that pro-environmental behavior, place attachment, residential satisfaction, and intention to move among migrant students. Education was needed due to continuing to carry out pro-environmental activities in their residences, both temporarily and permanently

Keywords: Intention to move, migrant students, pro-environmental behavior, place attachment, residential satisfaction

Topic: Psychology