Cook Peta S, Vreugdenhil Anthea, Macnish Brienna
School of Social Sciences, College of Arts, Law, and Education, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Australas J Ageing. 2018 Sep;37(3):E110-E115. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12561. Epub 2018 Jul 15.
To explore the impact of an innovative intergenerational art event showcasing retirement village life on attendees' understandings of older adults and ageing.
A survey of 93 art event attendees was conducted immediately after 16 sessions of the event (78% response rate). Respondents reported on their event experience and its impact on their understandings of older adults and attitudes towards ageing. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) used to test for differences between age groups (18-34, 35-64 and 65+ years).
Over 90% of attendees reported the art event helped them develop an understanding of the lives of older people, with the greatest impact on young and middle-aged adults. The majority of young and middle-aged adults, however, expressed concern about their own ageing.
Results suggest that intergenerational art events have the potential to increase understandings of older adults and their lives, but this may not translate into personalised comfort with ageing.
探讨一场展示退休村生活的创新性代际艺术活动对参与者对老年人及老龄化理解的影响。
在该活动的16场活动结束后,立即对93名艺术活动参与者进行了调查(回复率78%)。受访者报告了他们的活动体验及其对他们对老年人的理解和对老龄化态度的影响。使用方差分析(ANOVA)来测试年龄组(18 - 34岁、35 - 64岁和65岁及以上)之间的差异。
超过90%的参与者表示,艺术活动帮助他们了解了老年人的生活,对中青年成年人的影响最大。然而,大多数中青年成年人表达了对自己老龄化的担忧。
结果表明,代际艺术活动有可能增进对老年人及其生活的理解,但这可能不会转化为对老龄化的个人安心感。