Psychosocial Factors Related with External Migratory Intention of Colombian People in Municipalities of the Valle del Cauca

Abstract

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.