Emerging public discourse about making a “tree change”, “green change”, or “sea change” emphasizes the putative benefits of working and residing in regional Australia. Yet, attracting and retaining workers in the regions is a challenge for policymakers, governments, and industries. The present research involved two separate surveys of people residing in regional Australian communities to discern demographic and psychological predictors of their intent to stay in their region: income, years in the region, family, life satisfaction, job satisfaction, and place identity. Multiple regression analyses found incremental evidence of place identity as a predictor of intent to stay. The findings regarding place identity have implications for career development practice, human resources recruitment strategies, and public policy focused on regional Australia.

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将身份和职业放在澳大利亚偏远地区

关于进行“树木变化”、“绿色变化”或“海洋变化”的新兴公众话语强调了在澳大利亚偏远地区工作和居住的假定好处。然而，在这些地区吸引和留住工人是政策制定者、政府和行业面临的挑战。本研究涉及对居住在澳大利亚偏远地区社区的人们进行的两项独立调查，以辨别他们打算留在该地区的人口统计和心理预测因素：收入、在该地区的年限、家庭、生活满意度、工作满意度和地点认同。多元回归分析发现，地点身份的增量证据可以作为留下意图的预测因素。关于地方认同的研究结果对职业发展实践、人力资源招聘策略和关注澳大利亚地区的公共政策都有影响。