2024/02/02 by Su Yeong Kim, Jiaxiu Song, Wen Wen +7 · 2 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Anthropology #Developmental psychology #Ethnic group #Immigration #Language development #Mexican americans #Migration, Health and Trauma #Parental Involvement in Education #Political science #Psychology #Racial and Ethnic Identity Research #Sociology
paper · doi:10.1111/cdev.14078
openalex publication_date 2024/02/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Abstract This study examines social-cultural contributors and developmental outcomes of language brokers. From 2012 to 2020, three waves of data were collected from 604 Mexican-origin adolescent language brokers (Mage = 12.92, SD = 0.92, 54% girls). The study (1) identified four distinct subgroups of language brokers (efficacious, conservative, nonchalant, and burdened) who translated for mothers and fathers, after incorporating objective bilingual proficiency along with multiple dimensions of language brokering; (2) showed that early adolescents' Mexican, rather than U.S., cultural values and orientation were related to later language brokering profiles; and (3) showed that the efficacious group was the most resilient while burdened was the most vulnerable to developmental problems. Preservation of Mexican culture may facilitate language brokering experiences related to more positive developmental outcomes.