Rural immigrants, including return migrants, introduce new beliefs, ideas, cultures, and behavioral styles, which can serve as new blood to rural areas. The aim of the present paper is to attach an additional meaning to this metaphoric expression, demonstrating that return migrants are more prosocial than others in rural regions, thereby enhancing rural social capital in the short and long run. A questionnaire survey was conducted, and data from a total of 250 participants were collected from a rural village in Vietnam, including 107 return migrants. Their prosociality was measured using the “giving” part of the 2-Way social support scale and the social generativity scale. Consistent with the literature, the possession of migration experiences was significantly associated with both of these two scale scores. Taken together with a supplementary qualitative survey on the motivation for return migrants' decision to migrate, the results show that migration experience makes returnees more prosocial, rather than prosocial villagers selectively out-migrating. The present study contributes to the deepening debate about whether sending people to more developed regions is beneficial for less developed regions. It concluded that the sending side can benefit from return migrants' prosocial behavior and thus the strengthening of social capital in rural areas. The practical implications are also discussed.

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越南返乡移民在农村家庭社区的亲社会行为*

农村移民，包括返乡移民，引入了新的信仰、思想、文化和行为方式，可以为农村地区注入新鲜血液。本文的目的是为这个隐喻表达赋予额外的含义，表明回乡农民工比其他农村地区的其他人更亲社会，从而在短期和长期增强农村社会资本。进行了问卷调查，从越南的一个农村共收集了 250 名参与者的数据，其中包括 107 名返乡农民工。他们的亲社会性是使用 2 维社会支持量表和社会生成量表的“给予”部分来衡量的。与文献一致，拥有迁移经历与这两个量表得分显着相关。结合对回乡农民工决定迁移动机的补充定性调查，结果表明，迁移经历使回乡人更亲社会，而不是亲社会村民有选择地向外迁移。本研究有助于深化关于将人员送往较发达地区是否有益于欠发达地区的辩论。得出的结论是，派遣方可以从返乡农民工的亲社会行为中受益，从而加强农村地区社会资本。还讨论了实际意义。本研究有助于深化关于将人员送往较发达地区是否有益于欠发达地区的辩论。得出的结论是，派遣方可以从返乡农民工的亲社会行为中受益，从而加强农村地区社会资本。还讨论了实际意义。本研究有助于深化关于将人员送往较发达地区是否有益于欠发达地区的辩论。得出的结论是，派遣方可以从返乡农民工的亲社会行为中受益，从而加强农村地区社会资本。还讨论了实际意义。