Journal of Child and Family Studies
Volume 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1334-1342

Language Brokering and Parental Praise and Criticism Among Young Adults from Immigrant Families (Article)

Guan S.-S.A.* , Shen J.
  • a Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
  • b California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Undergraduate college students (N = 139; Mage = 20.92, SD = 2.43; 74 % female) from Asian (n = 76), Latino (n = 27) and non-Hispanic White (n = 36) backgrounds participated in an online survey about frequency of language brokering and parent–child relationship characteristics. We found that higher frequency of language brokering for mother was associated with lower levels of regard for and perceived support from mother. However, this negative relationship was explained by maternal praise. Additionally, we found that higher frequency of language brokering for father was associated with lower levels of perceived support from father and this relationship was also mediated by paternal praise. These results further suggest that parenting contexts can shape the parent–child outcomes associated with language brokering. © 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Language brokering parent–child relationship Immigrant youth

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84895917311&doi=10.1007%2fs10826-014-9940-5&partnerID=40&md5=3c8d1045176a07ea918c8db0711a75e6
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-014-9940-5
ISSN: 10621024
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English