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ArticleJournal of community psychology2025

Language Brokering Conditions the Indirect Association Between Mexican-Origin Adolescents' Academic Discrimination and Educational Expectations.

Su Yeong Kim, Yayu Du, Chantal Alvarado, Lester Sim, Wen Wen, Tianlu Zhang, Jingyi Shen

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Su Yeong KimDepartment of Human Development and Family Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9222-2505
Yayu DuDepartment of Human Development and Family Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-1767-8539
Chantal AlvaradoDepartment of Human Development and Family Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-1952-1768
Lester SimDepartment of Psychology, Singapore Management University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-3339-9348
Wen WenCrown School of Social Work, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4575-1057
Tianlu ZhangDepartment of Human Development and Family Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5920-5129
Jingyi ShenFaculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9197-661X

Funding

Scientific & Technical CoreP2CHD042849 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI MARK D. HAYWARD · 2017 to 2026
$5.2M
Socio-Cultural Stress Profiles, Stress Responses, and Health in Mexican American AdolescentsR21MD012706 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI KIM, SU YEONG · 2019 to 2020
$653k
Language Brokering and Child Adjustment in Mexican American FamiliesR03HD060045 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI KIM, SU YEONG · 2011 to 2013
$150k
NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD042849NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD060045NIMHD NIH HHS R21 MD012706NSF 0956123NSF 1651128Support for this study was provided through awards to Su Yeong Kim from (1) National Science Foundation, Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, 1651128 and 0956123, (2) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 5R21MD012706-02 and 3R21MD-012706-02S1, (3) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 5R03HD060045-02, (4) Russell Sage Foundation, 2699 (5) Spencer Foundation, 10023427 (6) Hogg Foundation for Mental Health JRG-102, (7) Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Grant and Special Research Grant from the University of Texas at Austin, (8) College of Natural Sciences Catalyst Grant from the University of Texas at Austin, and (9) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 2P2CHD042849-21A1 grant awarded to the Population Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Abstract

Mexican-origin adolescents, a significant portion of the US Latino population, often experience a decline in educational expectations from early to late adolescence. Contextual factors such as academic discrimination and language brokering for parents may contribute to this decline. This study investigates the indirect effect of academic discrimination experienced in middle school on educational expectations in young adulthood through high school grades and engagement, and the moderating role of language brokering experiences in these relations. Data were collected from 604 Mexican-origin adolescents across four waves from 2012 to 2023. Academic discrimination experiences in middle school were negatively associated with school grades in high school, which in turn were associated with lower educational expectations in young adulthood. A positive relationship with parents tied to language brokering functioned as a buffer, while stress from language brokering with parents exacerbated the association between academic discrimination and high school grades. The findings highlight the need to reduce academic discrimination experiences early in adolescence to prevent its long-term cascading adverse educational outcomes. Language brokering experiences offer new insights into how experiences in the family context converge with academic discrimination to have a lasting influence on academic outcomes in Mexican immigrant households.

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LanguageMexican AmericansParent-Child RelationsRacismAdolescentEducational StatusEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleHumansMaleSchoolsUnited StatesYoung Adultacademic discriminationeducational expectationslanguage brokeringlongitudinalMexican‐origin adolescentsschool engagementschool grades

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PMID40751602
PMCPMC12317647

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