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The study examines the impact of family migration on mental health among return migrants in Mexico.

Migrating Alone or With Family? Mental Health Among Internal and US Return Migrants in Mexico

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Analysis finds family migration relates to mental health outcomes in return migrants, highlighting health disparities.

The study examines the impact of family migration on mental health among return migrants in Mexico.
Analyzed representative panel data from the Mexican Family Life Survey.
Utilized longitudinal data and individual fixed-effects models.
Applied coarsened exact matching to account for selection into migration.
Found a mental health penalty for US return and internal return migrants compared to nonmigrants.
Identified health disadvantages for those who migrated alone or with a child.
Noted no significant mental health differences for migrants who moved with a partner.

Odasso et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Analysis finds family migration relates to mental health outcomes in return migrants, highlighting health disparities.

The study examines the impact of family migration on mental health among return migrants in Mexico.
Analyzed representative panel data from the Mexican Family Life Survey.
Utilized longitudinal data and individual fixed-effects models.
Applied coarsened exact matching to account for selection into migration.
Found a mental health penalty for US return and internal return migrants compared to nonmigrants.
Identified health disadvantages for those who migrated alone or with a child.
Noted no significant mental health differences for migrants who moved with a partner.

Odasso et al. (2025) studied this question.

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