Version 1
: Received: 5 September 2023 / Approved: 6 September 2023 / Online: 7 September 2023 (03:34:28 CEST)
How to cite:
Valtolina, G.G.; Gennari, M.L.; Tamanza, G. Effects of Language Brokering on Psychological Well-Being. A Study on Latino Children in Italy. Preprints2023, 2023090441. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0441.v1
Valtolina, G.G.; Gennari, M.L.; Tamanza, G. Effects of Language Brokering on Psychological Well-Being. A Study on Latino Children in Italy. Preprints 2023, 2023090441. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0441.v1
Valtolina, G.G.; Gennari, M.L.; Tamanza, G. Effects of Language Brokering on Psychological Well-Being. A Study on Latino Children in Italy. Preprints2023, 2023090441. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0441.v1
APA Style
Valtolina, G.G., Gennari, M.L., & Tamanza, G. (2023). Effects of Language Brokering on Psychological Well-Being. A Study on Latino Children in Italy. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0441.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Valtolina, G.G., Maria Luisa Gennari and Giancarlo Tamanza. 2023 "Effects of Language Brokering on Psychological Well-Being. A Study on Latino Children in Italy" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0441.v1
Abstract
There are few studies of the psychological effects of language brokering (speaking on behalf of) among minors migrated to Europe, even though language brokering is becoming more current in many migrant families. As the psychological implications of language brokering remain controversial, further investigation is needed. Earlier studies have documented that language brokering is sometimes linked with emotional maladjustment and developmental drawbacks, but other studies have shown faster acquisition of social and Language skills. The present study assessed the relation of language brokering with psychological well-being in a sample of Latino migrant adolescents living in Italy; the dependent variables were depression, anxiety, and emotions. Statistically significant differences between boys and girls confirmed the sex-specificity of language brokering and the lack of statistically significant negative association between language brokering and psychological well-being.
Keywords
language brokering; mental health; anxiety; depression; psychological well-being; Latino children
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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