Iranian Population Studies

Iranian Population Studies

The Role of Migration Social Networks in the Tendency of University of ‎Tehran Students to Emigrate from Iran

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Department sociology University of Tehran
Abstract
Migration social networks influence persons tendency to migration by reducing perceived ‎risk and facilitating the flow of information.This study based on a critique of structure oriented models.It also ‎applies the concept of selfefficacy in explaining agentic capacity in networking.By ‎distinguishing between the structural and content dimensions of the network(tie versus the quality of the tie)an analytical model was conceptualized and ‎tested.This model comprises the fourfold statuses of strong and efficient network weak ‎and inefficient network absence of network and agentic networking.The method was ‎a survey.Data were collected using a researchermade questionnaire from 420student of ‎ Tehran University and analyzed using ordinal logistic regression.The results showed ‎that approximately half of the students(46.2%)have a tendency to migrate from Iran.Furthermore the status of the migration network is an effective and predictive variable for ‎this tendency.The odds of migration tendency among students with a strong and efficient ‎network are more than three times those of the student group without a network.Additionally a nearly twofold odds ratio of migration tendency in agentic networking ‎group compared to the group without a network(OR=1.91)demonstrates a key point.It ‎proves that individual agency and selfefficacy in forging ties and social networks act as a ‎significant factor influencing the migration decision.‎
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 12 July 2026

  • Receive Date 24 November 2025
  • Revise Date 28 June 2026
  • Accept Date 12 July 2026
  • Publish Date 12 July 2026