TY - JOUR
T1 - Longitudinal Associations of Language Brokering and Parent-Adolescent Closeness in Immigrant Latino Families
AU - Tilghman-Osborne, Emile M.
AU - Bámaca-Colbert, Mayra
AU - Witherspoon, Dawn
AU - Wadsworth, Martha E.
AU - Hecht, Michael L.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This publication did not receive any direct funding for the authorship publication or for research aspect. However, indirect funding was received so that we can conduct research in general. That included the following: (NIDA grant numbers R01 DA005629 and R01 DA017902 09S1, and IES grant number R305B090007).
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PY - 2016/4/1
Y1 - 2016/4/1
N2 - Language brokering is a common practice for Latino youth with immigrant parents. Yet little is known about how youth’s feelings about this responsibility contribute to the parent-adolescent relationship. In this study, we examined the longitudinal associations between language brokering attitudes and parent-adolescent closeness in a sample of Latino early adolescents (n = 813, Maget1 = 12.32, SDt1 =.59), while taking into account language brokering frequency and the possible moderating role of sex. Results suggested that sex of the adolescent was a moderator. Specifically, younger males who felt closer to their parents had more positive attitudes toward language brokering, which dissipated as they aged. Furthermore, language brokering frequency had a delayed positive contribution to language brokering attitudes and parent-adolescent closeness, which was stronger for males than females. Results are discussed in terms of how age and gender cultural norms contribute to the relation between language brokering and parent-adolescent closeness.
AB - Language brokering is a common practice for Latino youth with immigrant parents. Yet little is known about how youth’s feelings about this responsibility contribute to the parent-adolescent relationship. In this study, we examined the longitudinal associations between language brokering attitudes and parent-adolescent closeness in a sample of Latino early adolescents (n = 813, Maget1 = 12.32, SDt1 =.59), while taking into account language brokering frequency and the possible moderating role of sex. Results suggested that sex of the adolescent was a moderator. Specifically, younger males who felt closer to their parents had more positive attitudes toward language brokering, which dissipated as they aged. Furthermore, language brokering frequency had a delayed positive contribution to language brokering attitudes and parent-adolescent closeness, which was stronger for males than females. Results are discussed in terms of how age and gender cultural norms contribute to the relation between language brokering and parent-adolescent closeness.
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U2 - 10.1177/0272431614566944
DO - 10.1177/0272431614566944
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84962485548
VL - 36
SP - 319
EP - 347
JO - Journal of Early Adolescence
JF - Journal of Early Adolescence
SN - 0272-4316
IS - 3
ER -