Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science) ›› 2023, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (4): 25-36.DOI: 10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2023.04.004

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Urban Belonging, Identity and Willingness of Migrant Workers to Return Home:An Empirical Study Based on CMDS Data

SUN Zhenglin1,3, ZHANG Zhiruo2, CHEN Junlong3   

  1. (1. School of Business Administration, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110169, China; 2. School of Economics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China; 3. School of Economics, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China)
  • Published:2023-08-15
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Abstract: The overall promotion of rural revitalization is limited by insufficient human resources to a certain extent. The return of urban migrant workers is conducive to solving the problem of rural employment. Based on CMDS data in 2018, this paper empirically analyzes the impact of urban belonging on migrant workers' willingness to return home, examines the heterogeneity effect, and tests the mediating effect of identity between urban belonging and migrant workers' willingness to return home. The results show that urban belonging has a significant negative impact on migrant workers' willingness to return home. Migrant workers' willingness to return home is also affected by regional differences, age, health status, mobility characteristics, family endowment and so on. From the perspective of influence mechanism, identity plays an important mediating role. Based on these conclusions, we should strengthen the overall planning of urban and rural development, develop relevant institutional arrangements in urban and rural areas according to local conditions, optimize the allocation of migrant workers' resources in urban and rural areas, and promote the new trend of urban-rural integration.

Key words: urban belonging; identity; migrant workers' willingness to return home; rural revitalization

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