University students’ sense of belonging to the home town: the role of residential mobility

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dc.contributor.authorCicognani, Elvirapt_PT
dc.contributor.authorNata, Gilpt_PT
dc.contributor.authorMeneses, Isabelpt_PT
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-14T18:09:31Z
dc.date.available2013-08-14T18:09:31Z
dc.date.issued2011pt_PT
dc.descriptionIn the study of young people’s relationships with residential contexts, it is important to consider the role of developmental tasks (e.g. identity construction, academic and professional choices, etc.) in influencing Place Identity and Sense of Community. Residential mobility may represent an adaptive strategy for modifying some aspects of one’s identity and a contributing factor to the development of autonomy from the family. Limited attention has been devoted to the study of the ways young people deal with their attachments to old and new places within this process. This study involved 203 university students, attending a large university in the North of Portugal. The aim was to investigate Place Identity (PI) and Sense of Community (SoC) related to the home town, and differences according to residential condition (native vs. temporary resident) and year of attendance (I vs. IV). Among students who moved, the role of motives (forced vs. voluntary) and of residential choices after graduation on PI and SoC were assessed. Results indicated that, among students who moved for academic reasons, SoC and PI related to the home town were lower and decreased from the first to the fourth year. SoC was higher among students who experienced the relocation as a forced choice. Students who anticipated to return to their home town after graduation had higher SoC and PI.
dc.identifier.citationCicognani, E., Menezes, I. & Nata, G. (2011). University students’ sense of belonging to the home town: the role of residential mobility. Social Indicators Research, 104(1), 33-45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-010-9716-2. Repositório Institucional UPT. http://hdl.handle.net/11328/251pt_PT
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-010-9716-2
dc.identifier.issn0303-8300pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1573-0921pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11328/251
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherSocial Indicators Researchpt_PT
dc.rightsrestricted access
dc.subjectPlace identitypt_PT
dc.subjectSense of communitypt_PT
dc.subjectUniversity studentspt_PT
dc.titleUniversity students’ sense of belonging to the home town: the role of residential mobilitypt_PT
dc.typejournal articlept_PT
dspace.entity.typePublicationen

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