TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kranz, Dirk
A1  - Hofer, Jan
A1  - Thomas, Nicole Maria
T1  - Changes in age stereotypes in adolescent and elderly participants of an intergenerational encounter program
T2  - Frontiers in Psychology
N2  - 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.
KW  - intergenerational programs, evaluation, adolescents, older adults, age stereotypes, ageism, youthism
KW  - Jugend
KW  - Alter
KW  - Lebensalter
KW  - Generationsverhältnis
KW  - Stereotyp
KW  - Diskriminierung
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Test
Y1  - 2021
UR  - https://ubt.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1594
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:385-1-15946
SP  - 1
EP  - 13
ER  -