title: Perceptions of emotion expression and sibling-parent emotion communication in Latino and non-Latino white siblings of children with intellectual disabilities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Examine general emotion expression and sibling-parent emotion communication among Latino and non-Latino white (NLW) siblings of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) and matched comparisons.
  
  
  METHODS
  200 siblings (ages 8-15 years) completed the newly developed Sibling-Parent Emotion Communication Scale and existing measures of general emotion expression and psychosocial functioning. Preliminary analyses evaluated scale psychometrics across ethnicity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Structure and internal consistency of the emotion expression and communication measures differed by respondent ethnicity. Latino siblings endorsed more general emotion expression problems and marginally lower sibling-parent emotion communication than NLW siblings. Siblings of children with ID reported marginally more general emotion expression problems than comparisons. Emotion expression problems and lower sibling-parent emotion communication predicted more internalizing and somatic symptoms and poorer personal adjustment, regardless of ID status. Siblings of children with ID endorsed poorer personal adjustment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cultural differences in emotion expression and communication may increase Latino siblings' risk for emotional adjustment difficulties.
authors: Bradley Hasbro Research Children's Research Center, Providence, RI 02903, USA. kristin_long@brown.edu
authors: Kristin A
authors: KA
authors: Long
authors: Debra
authors: D
authors: Lobato
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Kao
authors: Wendy
authors: W
authors: Plante
authors: Edicta
authors: E
authors: Grullón
authors: Lydia
authors: L
authors: Cheas
authors: Christopher
authors: C
authors: Houck
authors: Ronald
authors: R
authors: Seifer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology*; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Latino; emotion communication; emotion expression; intellectual disability; sibling