Effects of Husbands' Migration on Mental Health and Gender Role Ideology of Rural Mexican Women

Wilkerson, Jared A.; Yamawaki, Niwako; Downs, Samuel D.

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“…Some studies also showed that lone mothers are more likely to have long term illnesses and die more often than married mothers [13, 14]. In some cases, migration of husbands decreased the mental health of their wives [15]. Divorced, widowed and separated women are more likely to have problems in paying their medical bills than either single or married women [3].…”

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Factors Involved in Iranian Women Heads of Household’s Health Promotion Activities: A Grounded Theory Study

Rafii¹,

Seyedfatemi²,

Rezaei³

2013

TONURSJ

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We aimed to explore and describe the factors involved in Iranian women heads of household’s health promotion activities. Grounded theory was used as the method. Sixteen women heads of household were recruited. Data were generated by semi structured interviews. Our findings indicated that remainder of resources (money, time and energy) alongside perceived severity of health risk were two main factors whereas women’s personal and socio-economic characteristics were two contextual factors involved in these women's health promotion activities. To help these women improve their health status, we recommended that the government, non-governmental organizations and health care professionals provide them with required resources and increase their knowledge by holding training sessions.

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confidence: 99%

Factors Involved in Iranian Women Heads of Household’s Health Promotion Activities: A Grounded Theory Study

Rafii¹,

Seyedfatemi²,

Rezaei³

2013

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“…A growing body of work shows that migration-induced separation between family members has adverse effects on the psychological wellbeing of those who remain behind (Wilkerson et al, 2009). Migration deprives family members of the instrumental and social support of key family members (Kanaiaupuni, 2000).…”

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The mixed effects of migration: Community-level migration and birthweight in Mexico

Hamilton

Choi

2015

Social Science & Medicine

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a b s t r a c tResearch on the relationship between migration and infant health in Mexico finds that migration has mixed impacts on the risk of low birthweight (LBW). Whereas the departure and absence of household and community members are harmful, remittances are beneficial. We extend this work by considering a different measure of infant health in addition to LBW: macrosomia (i.e., heavy birthweight), which is associated with infant, child, and maternal morbidities but has a different social risk profile from LBW. We link the 2008 and 2009 Mexican birth certificates with community data from the 2000 Mexican census to analyze the association between various dimensions of community-level migration (i.e., rates of out-migration, receipt of remittances, and return migration) and the risk of LBW and macrosomia. We examine this association using two sets of models which differ in the extent to which they account for endogeneity. We find that the health impacts of migration differ depending not only on the dimension of migration, but also on the measure of health, and that they are robust to potential sources of endogeneity. Whereas community remittances and return migration are associated with lower risk of LBW, they are associated with increased risk of macrosomia. By contrast, out-migration is associated with increased risk of LBW and lower risk of macrosomia. Our analysis of endogeneity suggests that bias resulting from unmeasured differences between communities with different levels of migration may result in an underestimate of the impacts of community migration on birthweight.

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“…The belief that people change their gender roles and ideologies both between and within generations is gaining acceptance (Wentworth & Chell, 2005), leading researchers to believe that these roles are not created through biology but mainly develop through environmental influences (Cunningham, 2001). Women are expected to expand their roles when they participate in education and the workplace, which might lead them to shift away from traditional gender roles (Wilkerson, Yamawaki, & Downs, 2009). Further, women's exposure to the labor force is expected to foster more egalitarian gender attitudes (Smith-Lovin & Tickamayer, 1978).…”

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Wives’ Work Hours and Marital Dissolution: Differential Effects across Marital Duration

Yücel¹

2012

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In this article, I ask: Does the effect of wives' work hours on marital dissolution change across marital duration? Using the first two waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), I find only weak evidence that wives' work hours are associated with higher marital dissolution. The effect, however, is more positive and significant among long-term marriages. In addition, this study also tests whether couples' gender ideology and marital interaction explain this differential effect of wives' work hours. The results suggest that couples' gender ideology does not account for this differential effect of wives' work hours. The more positive effect among long-term marriages, however, is reduced to insignificance as soon as a marital interaction measure is introduced into the model. This study contributes to broader research in two ways. Despite the weak effect of wives' work hours on marital dissolution, the buffering effect of marital duration challenges the prior assumption that the effect of wives' work hours is invariant across marital duration. Second, this study suggests that the more positive effect of wives' work hours on marital dissolution among long-term marriages can be attributed to couples' marital interaction in these marriages becoming more important in mediating the effect of wives' work hours. Given these results, this study suggests that future research should consider the buffering effect of marital duration in understanding the determinants of marital dissolution.

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Effects of Husbands' Migration on Mental Health and Gender Role Ideology of Rural Mexican Women

Cited by 24 publications

References 26 publications

Factors Involved in Iranian Women Heads of Household’s Health Promotion Activities: A Grounded Theory Study

Factors Involved in Iranian Women Heads of Household’s Health Promotion Activities: A Grounded Theory Study

The mixed effects of migration: Community-level migration and birthweight in Mexico

Wives’ Work Hours and Marital Dissolution: Differential Effects across Marital Duration

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