The decision to enroll in organized after-school activities involves a gradual negotiation of adolescents’ independence between family members who can hold contrasting views on adolescents’ autonomy. Furthermore, less is known about the culturally grounded nature of this decision-making process generally observed among the Latinx community, especially those from immigrant backgrounds, where adolescents may serve as the cultural brokers to help their families navigate through certain cultural barriers outside the home. In this study, we analyzed semi-structured interviews from a diverse group of 34 Mexican-origin parent-adolescent dyads living in a Southwest metropolitan area. Results indicate that decision making on organized activities can occur across multiple distinct pathways that reflect unilateral and mutual decision making based on the parents’ and adolescents’ level of involvement. The adolescents’ strong role as cultural brokers not only reflects a critical role of helping their parents navigate through the cultural barriers of the after-school world but can also empower them to have a greater voice within a context of positively developing a more equal basis of decision making in the parent-child dynamic. Findings from this study highlight the rich diversity among Mexican-origin families and can help further strengthen organized activities in being responsive to the diverse cultural practices of families.

参加有组织的课余活动的决定涉及家庭成员之间关于青少年独立性的逐步谈判，他们可以对青少年的自治持不同的看法。此外，人们对拉丁裔社区，尤其是那些移民背景中的拉丁裔社区普遍观察到的这种决策过程的文化基础性质了解甚少，在那里，青少年可能充当文化中介，以帮助其家人度过家中某些文化障碍。在这项研究中，我们分析了居住在西南大都市地区的34个墨西哥裔父母/青少年双色组的半结构化访谈。结果表明，关于有组织的活动的决策可以跨越多种不同的途径进行，这些途径反映了基于父母和青少年参与程度的单方面和相互决策。青少年作为文化中介者的强大作用不仅体现了帮助父母克服课余世界文化障碍的关键作用，而且还可以使他们在积极发展更平等的基础的背景下拥有更大的发言权。亲子动态中的决策。这项研究的结果突出了墨西哥裔家庭之间的丰富多样性，可以帮助进一步加强有组织的活动，以应对家庭的多种文化习俗。青少年作为文化中介者的强大作用不仅体现了帮助父母克服课余世界文化障碍的关键作用，而且还可以使他们在积极发展更平等的基础的背景下拥有更大的发言权。亲子动态中的决策。这项研究的结果突出了墨西哥裔家庭之间的丰富多样性，可以帮助进一步加强有组织的活动，以应对家庭的多种文化习俗。青少年作为文化中介者的强大作用不仅体现了帮助父母克服课余世界文化障碍的关键作用，而且还可以使他们在积极发展更平等的基础的背景下拥有更大的发言权。亲子动态中的决策。这项研究的结果突出了墨西哥裔家庭之间的丰富多样性，可以帮助进一步加强有组织的活动，以应对家庭的多种文化习俗。