Kranz Dirk, Thomas Nicole Maria, Hofer Jan
Department of Psychology, Trier University, Trier, Germany.
Front Psychol. 2021 Apr 16;12:658797. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.658797. eCollection 2021.
This intervention study explored the effects of a newly developed intergenerational encounter program on cross-generational age stereotyping (CGAS). Based on a biographical-narrative approach, participants (secondary school students and nursing home residents) were invited to share ideas about existential questions of life (e.g., about one's core experiences, future plans, and personal values). Therefore, the dyadic Life Story Interview (LSI) had been translated into a group format (the Life Story Encounter Program, LSEP), consisting of 10 90-min sessions. Analyses verified that LSEP participants of both generations showed more favorable CGAS immediately after, but also 3 months after the program end. Such change in CGAS was absent in a control group (no LSEP participation). The LSEP-driven short- and long-term effects on CGAS could be partially explained by two program benefits, the feeling of comfort with and the experience of learning from the other generation.
这项干预研究探讨了一项新开发的代际交流项目对跨代年龄刻板印象（CGAS）的影响。基于传记叙事方法，邀请参与者（中学生和养老院居民）分享有关生命存在性问题的想法（例如，关于个人的核心经历、未来计划和个人价值观）。因此，二元生命故事访谈（LSI）被转化为小组形式（生命故事交流项目，LSEP），该项目由10个90分钟的环节组成。分析证实，两代LSEP参与者在项目结束后立即以及结束3个月后都表现出对CGAS更为积极的态度。对照组（未参与LSEP）则没有出现CGAS的这种变化。LSEP对CGAS产生的短期和长期影响可以部分归因于该项目的两个益处，即与另一代人相处时的舒适感以及向另一代人学习的体验。
