Discrimination, language brokering efficacy, and academic competence in Mexican-American adolescents

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dc.contributor.advisorKim, Su Yeong
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBenner, Aprile D
dc.creatorChen, Shanting
dc.creator.orcid0000-0003-3390-2513
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-23T19:36:42Z
dc.date.available2021-03-23T19:36:42Z
dc.date.created2018-12
dc.date.issued2018-09-19
dc.date.submittedDecember 2018
dc.date.updated2021-03-23T19:36:42Z
dc.description.abstractDiscrimination is a significant risk factor for adolescents’ academic competence. However, the mechanism underlying this association is understudied. Guided by the integrative model of minority children’s development, this study examined whether a culture-specific factor, language brokering efficacy, mediated the relation between adolescents’ perceived discrimination and their academic competence. Two waves of data from 604 Mexican American adolescents (Mage.wave1 = 12.41, SD = .97, 54.3% female) residing in Central Texas were used. Path analyses showed that higher levels of discrimination were negatively related to adolescents’ language brokering efficacy for both mothers and fathers, which was then linked to lower levels of academic competence. Implications for intervening to reduce the negative impacts of discrimination are discussed
dc.description.departmentHuman Development and Family Sciences
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152/85067
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/12037
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectDiscrimination
dc.subjectLanguage brokering
dc.subjectAcademic competence
dc.subjectMexican American
dc.titleDiscrimination, language brokering efficacy, and academic competence in Mexican-American adolescents
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentHuman Development and Family Sciences
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Development and Family Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austin
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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