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Table 4 Stepwise regression analysis between socio-political variables and individuals’ intention to migrate internationally

From: Hong Kong’s new wave of migration: socio-political factors of individuals’ intention to emigrate

 

Model 1 (personal capacity)

Model 2 (personal capacity + personal orientation)

Model 3 (personal capacity + personal orientation + perception of external environment)

Mobility experience (mainland China)

 Visitation frequency

− 0.123*

− 0.057

− 0.077

 Work

0.025

0.008

0.019

 Study

0.039

− 0.005

0.009

 Visiting friends and family

− 0.112*

− 0.082*

− 0.073

 Entertainment

− 0.030

− 0.010

− 0.008

 Tours and vacations

− 0.156

− 0.030

0.000

Mobility experience (destinations other than mainland China)

 Visitation frequency

0.187**

0.159*

0.141**

 Work

0.113*

0.048

0.045

 Study

0.118*

0.096*

0.083*

 Visiting friends and family

0.020

0.005

0.020

 Entertainment

0.001

− 0.040

− 0.041

 Tours and vacations

0.027

− 0.031

− 0.024

Sense of place

 Place identity

 

− 0.006

0.016

 Place affect

 

− 0.446***

− 0.414***

 Place dependence

 

− 0.142**

− 0.075

 Place social bonding

 

0.031

0.025

Global citizenship

 

0.102**

0.089*

Trust and confidence in the law and the legal system

  

− 0.154**

Inequality

  

0.036

F statistics

8.290

20.571

19.741

R

0.440

0.671

0.682

Adjusted R2

0.170

0.428

0.442

  1. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05