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.

本研究探讨了居住在高移民社区的墨西哥中西部青少年的移民意图与饮酒之间的关系。 本研究使用了 2018 年收集的家庭移民和早期生活结果 (FAMELO) 项目 ( N = 1286) 的基线数据。我们使用多重插补来解决缺失和倾向得分匹配以减少选择偏差。我们还进行了亚组分析，以比较性别差异（即男孩与女孩）在迁移意向与饮酒之间的关系。调查结果显示，对于整个样本，有移民意向的青年人有更高的几率（OR = 1.78；p = .010) 与报告对在国外生活没有兴趣的年轻人相比，有终生饮酒经历，但这种关联仅对男孩有意义 (OR = 2.14; p  = .010)。这项研究对我们了解生活在移民社区的青少年的移民意图和酒精使用的病因学做出了重要贡献。该研究结果对墨西哥和美国的酒精预防、政策和未来研究具有特殊意义