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MURILLO MUNOZ, Javier  e  SALAZAR CASTILLO, Manuel Alberto. Psychosocial Factors Related with External Migratory Intention of Colombian People in Municipalities of the Valle del Cauca. Pensam. psicol. [online]. 2015, vol.13, n.2, pp.33-48. ISSN 1657-8961.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javerianacali.PPSI13-2.fpim.

Objective. To study the relationship between psychosocial variables: life satisfaction, importance of family ties, national identity, importance of money and openness to change, and external migratory intention of Colombian residents in several municipalities of the Valley of Cauca, identifying which, among the first, are the major predictors of migratory intention. Method. Empirical study with quantitative-correlational methodology and predictive intention, with 969 participants selected in non-probabilistic manner using the technique known as snowball, in which personal and institutional initial contacts led the rest. Results. The results indicated that a significant percentage of the participants showed intention to emigrate and also showed a negative and significant relationship between the variables life satisfaction, importance of family ties and national identity, with migratory intention and a positive and significant relationship of variables openness to change and importance of money with the same migratory intention. National identity emerged as the most negative predictor and openness to change as the most positive predictor of migratory intention. Conclusion. The main conclusion is that migratory intention is a multivariate phenomenon in which psychological factors play an important role.

Palavras-chave : Migration; satisfaction; national identity; money; openness; family ties.

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