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Bettina Hünteler¹, Clara H Mulder²

¹Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Cologne, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Cologne, Germany.

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Keywords:

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Sociology
Demography
Migration Studies

Background:

Local social ties, especially to parents, are theorized to increase migration costs and reduce likelihood.
The mechanisms through which family proximity influences migration decisions remain underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the role of intergenerational support as a mediator in the relationship between parental proximity and adult children's internal migration.
To analyze how different types of support (instrumental, emotional, childcare) influence migration decisions.

Main Methods:

Utilized mediation analysis with explicit measures of support exchange.
Employed logistic regression models to assess migration likelihood (>40 km).
Analyzed eight waves of the German pairfam data for three birth cohorts (1971-73, 1981-83, 1991-93).

Main Results:

Living close to parents negatively correlates with migration likelihood.
Instrumental support exchange with parents significantly mediates this association, decreasing migration propensity.
Receiving emotional support from parents increases migration propensity; giving emotional support or receiving childcare help does not mediate migration.

Conclusions:

Parental proximity acts as a binding factor primarily through instrumental support exchange.
Adult children value parental proximity for practical assistance, but emotional bonds can sustain long-distance relationships.
Migration decisions are influenced by a complex interplay of social capital, support exchange, and emotional ties.