The Mexico-USA border is one of the most active borders in the world with many migrant men traveling to the United States to serve as "breadwinners" for their families. Yet knowledge within psychology is limited regarding how Latino migrants' masculine identities may be shaped within the migration context as a vast majority of studies are set within the United States. This gap in the literature continues to exist despite many Latino migrant men's engagement in transnational lifestyles involving multiple migrations between their country of origin and the United States. A more complete investigation of all phases of the migration journey, including return-migration, is then vital in the understanding of migrant men's experiences. Guided by gender strain theory and transnational conceptual frameworks, we used case study methodology to examine masculinity among return-migrants in Petlalcingo, Mexico to understand how migration-related life events relate to masculinity by identifying key moments and turning points within their migration process, such as: the decision to migrate, the migration journey, adjustment and acculturation in a new country and return-migration. Findings elucidate a gendered migration process as well as key variables that can be utilized in the development of larger binational studies examining masculinity and migration.

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回墨西哥移民和性别跨国迁移过程。

墨西哥与美国的边境是世界上最活跃的边境之一，许多移民男子前往美国作为其家庭的“面包赢家”。然而，由于绝大多数研究是在美国进行的，因此心理学上关于拉丁美洲裔移民的男性身份如何在移民环境中形成的知识有限。尽管许多拉丁裔移民男子从事跨国生活方式，涉及其原籍国与美国之间的多次移民，但文学中的这种差距仍然存在。因此，对移民旅程的所有阶段（包括回程移民）进行更全面的调查，对于理解移民男子的经历至关重要。在性别压力理论和跨国概念框架的指导下，我们使用案例研究方法研究了墨西哥Petlalcingo返乡移民中的男性气质，通过识别其迁移过程中的关键时刻和转折点来了解与迁移相关的生活事件与男性气质之间的关系，例如：迁移的决定，迁移过程，适应和适应新国家以及回迁。研究结果阐明了性别移民的过程以及主要变量，这些变量可用于大型男性研究研究男性气质和移民的研究中。适应和适应新的国家和回迁。研究结果阐明了性别移民的过程以及主要变量，这些变量可用于大型男性研究和男性研究中。在新国家进行调整和适应以及回迁。研究结果阐明了性别移民的过程以及主要变量，这些变量可用于大型男性研究研究男性气质和移民的研究中。