Adisatria Hidayat|Kenichiro Onitsuka|Corinthias P. M. Sianipar|Mrittika Basu|Satoshi Hoshino
To migrate or not to migrate: Internet use and migration intention among rural youth in developing countries (case of Malang, Indonesia)
University of Brawijaya|Kyoto University|Kyoto University|Kyoto University|Kyoto University|Kyoto University
developing countries emigration rural youth remains persistent phenomenon attracting research rural mobility younger generations meanwhile todays digital era allows internet induce information accessibility rural youth covers largest share internet users among rural population implying higher possibilities use internet various migrationrelated purposes however literature date focused internet use among rural youth developing countries conjunction buildup process migration intention therefore study aims investigate impact internet use buildup process migration intention among rural youth developing countries research employs four statistical analyses mannwhitney u kruskalwallis kendalls tau stepwise regression examine sociodemographic profiles commonspecific internet uses information gatherings migration intention tambakasri village malang indonesia results indicate internet use enables rural youth overcome remoteness connecting outside world although common internet uses appear affect buildup process migration intention among rural youth negatively specific internet uses show positive impacts despite opposite trends adverse effects insignificant positive impacts therefore internet use maintains generally positive impact intention migrate however favor internet less search migrationrelated information due low network quality activities active migrants rely heavily migrationspecialized companies primary source migrationrelated information general rural youth utilized internets full potential suggesting vigorous promotion digital literacy rural areas less developing countries induce awareness rural youth opportunities villages encouraging develop rural origins promoting bettermanaged flow workforce