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<p>Return migration from the United States to Mexico increased after the 2008 financial crisis and the intensification of anti-immigrant policies in the United States. Thousands of children raised in the United States accompanied their parents back to Mexico and faced integration challenges that may have affected their psychosocial well-being and mental health. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the relationship between integration in Mexico and psychosocial well-being and mental health among youth living in a rural community in Mexico after residing in the United States. In 2018–2019, semi-structured interviews were conducted with sixteen participants with migration experience (15–27&#xa0;years old) and thirteen nonmigrants (15–22&#xa0;years old) as a comparison group. The main source of psychosocial distress and mental health problems for the participants was the lack of opportunities for integration into work and education. An important theme that emerged from the interviews was the protective effect of migrant capitals–the economic, social, cultural, and citizenship assets acquired as a result of migration. Migrant capitals facilitated integration and thus psychosocial well-being. Interventions aimed at the psychosocial well-being and mental health of young migrants should promote the resources acquired through migration that can facilitate their social integration.</p>

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Migrant capitals, integration, psychosocial well-being and mental health Experiences of migrant youth in rural Mexico

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    2025年4月28日

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  • Ietza Bojorquez,
  • Eunice D. Vargas-Valle,
  • Rosa María Aguilera-Guzmán,
  • Alberto Jiménez-Tapia

摘要

Return migration from the United States to Mexico increased after the 2008 financial crisis and the intensification of anti-immigrant policies in the United States. Thousands of children raised in the United States accompanied their parents back to Mexico and faced integration challenges that may have affected their psychosocial well-being and mental health. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the relationship between integration in Mexico and psychosocial well-being and mental health among youth living in a rural community in Mexico after residing in the United States. In 2018–2019, semi-structured interviews were conducted with sixteen participants with migration experience (15–27 years old) and thirteen nonmigrants (15–22 years old) as a comparison group. The main source of psychosocial distress and mental health problems for the participants was the lack of opportunities for integration into work and education. An important theme that emerged from the interviews was the protective effect of migrant capitals–the economic, social, cultural, and citizenship assets acquired as a result of migration. Migrant capitals facilitated integration and thus psychosocial well-being. Interventions aimed at the psychosocial well-being and mental health of young migrants should promote the resources acquired through migration that can facilitate their social integration.