Executive Functioning Task Performance as Predicted by Linguistic and Cultural Factors Among Latin American Youth Living in the USA

This is the first study to comprehensively examine the effects of linguistic factors, acculturation, and ethnic identity salience on executive functioning performance among Latin American youth living in the USA. Results show that parental acculturation can have a meaningful impact on their children's executive functioning, which has implications for those who work with this demographic in clinical or research settings. Culturally informed suggestions for qualitative and quantitative information gathering are provided to account for this variable when conducting neuropsychological evaluations in this population.