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Weisskirch, Robert S.; Alva, Sylvia Alatorre – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2002
A study of acculturative stress in children who served as language brokers surveyed 36 bilingual Latino fifth graders from a Southern California elementary school. The least acculturated children reported higher frequencies of language brokering and greater discomfort in doing so. High levels of acculturative stress were associated with increased…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Students, Childhood Attitudes, Children