Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 23, 2025

A Modified Trier Social Stress Test for Vulnerable Mexican American Adolescents
Published on: July 10, 2017
Emotion brokering in Latinx college students: Associations with depressive symptoms and acculturative stress
Sivenesi Subramoney1, Eric A Walle1, Alexandra Main1
1Department of Psychological Sciences, University of California, Merced.
Abstract:
Research on cultural brokering (i.e., interpreting cultural norms for others) indicates that some brokering practices (i.e., interpreting language) predict negative psychological adjustment. Recent research indicates that individuals also interpret emotions for others (i.e., emotion brokering). However, the associations between emotion brokering and psychological adjustment have yet to be reported. This investigation is the first to examine the associations between emotion brokering and psychological adjustment (i.e., depressive symptoms, acculturative stress) among Latinx college students. Study 1 (data collected in 2020) compared emotion brokering and language brokering and investigated how the frequency of each type of brokering (emotion, language) and the emotions (embarrassment, pride) experienced when brokering related to psychological adjustment. Results revealed that frequent emotion brokering predicted greater depressive symptoms among those who experienced greater embarrassment when emotion brokering. In addition, frequent emotion brokering predicted lower acculturative stress among those who experienced greater pride when emotion brokering. Study 2 (data collected from 2021 to 2022) examined the role of familism and family assistance attitudes as moderators of the relationships between emotion brokering frequency, emotions experienced (embarrassment, pride) when emotion brokering, and psychological adjustment. Findings revealed that the relationships between the emotions experienced when emotion brokering and depressive symptoms were moderated by the endorsement of emotion brokering as a means of family assistance, rather than familism values more broadly. These novel findings have implications for cultural brokering and psychological adjustment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).
More Related Videos
00:08A Cross-Disciplinary and Multi-Modal Experimental Design for Studying Near-Real-Time Authentic Examination Experiences
Published on: September 4, 2019
11:13The Social Dimension of Stress: Experimental Manipulations of Social Support and Social Identity in the Trier Social Stress Test
Published on: November 19, 2015
Related Concept Videos
Psychological Responses to Stress
Ethnic Identity within a Larger Culture
Coping Strategies: Emotion Focused
Stress and Mental Health
Individuals with depression often experience challenges in both their personal and professional...
Lazarus's Cognitive Appraisal Theory
Primary Appraisal:...
Introduction to Stress and Lifestyle