The relationship between place attachment to and intention to contribute behaviors to non-metropolitan areas among residents of the three major metropolitan areas

Focusing on those who have lived near the universities outside of the three major metropolitan areas being away from their parents during their university lives

Abstract

Focusing on the graduates of local universities living in urban areas, we investigated the relationship among their past life in the area surrounding the university they graduated from, their current attachment to the area, and their intention to contribute to the area. The results of the analysis of the data obtained from the interviews and the web questionnaire survey revealed the following: (1) Those who have previously lived with the local community around their universities still show an attachment to that community, and (2) those who have an attachment to that community are more likely to show willingness to contribute to the community. These results suggest that local university graduates can contribute to the local community even from the urban areas they currently live in.