Migration Intentions and Alcohol Use Among Adolescents in West-Central Mexico

This study explores the association between migration intentions and alcohol use among west-central Mexico adolescents living in high migration communities. This study used the baseline data from the Family Migration and Early Life Outcomes (FAMELO) project ( N  = 1286), collected in 2018. We used m...

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Veröffentlicht in:Child & adolescent social work journal 2023-02, Vol.40 (1), p.119-130
Hauptverfasser: Marsiglia, Flavio F., Wu, Shiyou, Han, SeungYong, Nuño-Gutierrez, Bertha L., García-Pérez, Hilda, Yabiku, Scott T., Glick, Jennifer E.
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Zusammenfassung:This study explores the association between migration intentions and alcohol use among west-central Mexico adolescents living in high migration communities. This study used the baseline data from the Family Migration and Early Life Outcomes (FAMELO) project ( N  = 1286), collected in 2018. We used multiple imputations to address missingness and propensity score matching to reduce the selection bias. We also conducted subgroup analyses to compare gender difference (i.e., boys vs. girls) on the relationship between migration intention and alcohol use. The findings show that for the whole sample, youth with migration intentions had significant higher odds (OR = 1.78; p  = .010) of having a lifetime drinking experience when compared to youth who reported no interest in living abroad, but this association remained significant only for boys (OR = 2.14; p  = .010). This study makes an important contribution to our understanding of the etiology of migration intentions and alcohol use for adolescents living in sending migration communities. The findings have specific alcohol prevention, policy, and future research implications in Mexico and the U.S.
ISSN:0738-0151
1573-2797
DOI:10.1007/s10560-021-00756-x