Chapman N J, Neal M B
Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University, OR 97207.
Gerontologist. 1990 Dec;30(6):825-32. doi: 10.1093/geront/30.6.825.
We evaluated an intergenerational program bringing together older people and adolescents to examine assumptions underlying intergenerational programming and determine if either generation changed its attitudes toward the other. Program components allowed older people and adolescents to act as either intergenerational helpers or recipients of help. The amount of intergenerational contact prior to participating in the program was examined. Only one group's attitudes changed following participation in the program: adolescents who helped older people showed more enjoyment in being with older people, decreased social distance, and a more positive perception of older people's attitudes toward the young.
我们评估了一个将老年人和青少年聚集在一起的代际项目，以检验代际项目背后的假设，并确定两代人中是否有任何一代改变了对另一代的态度。项目组成部分使老年人和青少年既可以充当代际帮助者，也可以成为帮助的接受者。我们还考察了参与该项目之前的代际接触量。参与项目后，只有一组人的态度发生了变化：帮助老年人的青少年在与老年人相处时表现出更多乐趣，社会距离缩短，对老年人对年轻人的态度也有更积极的看法。
