Examining the effects of parental migration on youth mental health and substance use

A qualitative study in rural Yucatán, México

Bibliographic Data

ID15528337
AuthorsMaría Luisa Zúñiga (0000-0002-7324-3914, San Diego State University, corresponding author), K Mulholland (0009-0006-0575-8859, San Diego State University), Pedro Lewin-Fischer (National Institute of Anthropology and History), I Roman (0000-0001-8002-8035, San Diego State University), Lidiane Da Silveira Gouvea Toledo (0000-0003-0488-3608, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Lianne A Urada (0000-0002-0160-3183, San Diego State University)
Year2024
Volume15
Pages1368619-1368619
Publication date2024-05-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1368619
PMID38807689
OpenAlexW4396900121
LanguageEN
References cited11

Poor mental health and substance use among youth and parents were perceived to be related to parental absence, stressors on the remaining parent or family, and undermined healthy parent-child attachment. Youth themselves are a source of insight for recommendations on interventions to reduce youth isolation and substance use risk. We recommend the intentional engagement of youth in developing intervention research and tailoring evidence-based interventions to mitigate parental absence's impact and promote parent-child attachment for youth and families remaining at home

Mental health · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Substance use · Clinical Psychology · Community Health and Development · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology

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