Title: Impact of domestic migration and smart governance on quality of life: mediating role of emotional and physical well-being

Authors: Shahzad Ali; Nor Azam Bin Abdual Razak; Naveeda Sajjid

Addresses: School of Economics, Finance and Banking, University Utara Malaysia, Changlun, Malaysia; Department of Business and Management Sciences, The Superior University, Lahore, Pakistan ' School of Economics, Finance, and Banking, University Utara Malaysia, Changlun, Malaysia ' Superior University, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract: The study aims to investigate the linear and nonlinear effects of migration, smart governance on quality of life, using emotional and physical well-being as mediator variables. To achieve the goal, data were collected from 1,184 respondents using strata convenient sampling techniques, SEM for testing hypotheses, and Hayes's footstep process for nonlinear relationship. The linear and nonlinear results confirmed the direct and indirect impact of domestic migration and smart governance on quality of life. This study contributes to the literature of the unique combination of migration, smart governance, and quality of life. In addition, emotional, and physical well-being taken as mediating variable this was ignored to investigate the link between migration and quality of life. To accommodate the enormous influx of migrants, there should be a scarcity of resources. To reduce internal migration, the government should assist small and medium-sized businesses in creating more employment opportunities.

Keywords: linear and nonlinear analysis; domestic migration; quality of life; smart governance; emotional and physical well-being.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSEM.2024.137211

International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 2024 Vol.15 No.2, pp.136 - 157

Received: 15 Oct 2021
Accepted: 21 Jan 2023
Published online: 05 Mar 2024 *

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