title: Interpersonal Violence and its Association with US Migration Desires and Plans among Youths in Guanajuato, Mexico.
abstract: This study examined interpersonal physical and sexual violence and its association with desires and plans to migrate to the USA among 500 alternative high school students, aged 14-17 years, from Guanajuato, Mexico. Two thirds of the youths had ever experienced interpersonal violence, the most common form being physical fights. More youths, and more boys relative to girls, reported wanting to migrate than planning to migrate. Although those who had experienced interpersonal violence were not more likely to want to migrate to the USA, their odds of planning to migrate were 44% greater. Gender did not moderate the effect of interpersonal violence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, UC Riverside, 1216 Watkins Hall, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nieri
authors.affiliation: Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, 411 N. Central Ave., Suite 720, Phoenix, AZ 85004-0689, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.affiliation: Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, 411 N. Central Ave., Suite 720, Phoenix, AZ 85004-0689, USA.
authors.forename: Flavio Francisco
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Marsiglia
authors.affiliation: Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, 411 N. Central Ave., Suite 720, Phoenix, AZ 85004-0689, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kulis
keywords: Adolescence; Mexico; Migration; Violence