685
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Review

Psychosocial effects of intergenerational learning on primary school children and older Adults: A systematic review

, , , ORCID Icon &

References

  • Aday, R. H., Sims, C. R., & Evans, E. (1991). Youth’s attitudes toward the elderly: The impact of intergenerational partners. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 10(3), 372–384. doi:10.1177/073346489101000310
  • Aday, R. H., Sims, C. R., McDuffie, W., & Evans, E. (1996). Changing children‘s attitudes toward the elderly: The longitudinal effects of an integenerational partners program. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 10(2), 143–151. doi:10.1080/02568549609594897
  • Alfrey, L., Burke, G., O’connor, J., & Hall, C. (2021). Learning about health through ‘intergenerational arts-led pedagogies’ in health and physical education: Exploring pedagogical possibilities. Sport, Education and Society, 26(8), 815–830. doi:10.1080/13573322.2020.1814715
  • Ayala, J. S., Hewson, J. A., Bray, D., Jones, G., & Hartley, D. (2007). Intergenerational programs: Perspectives of service providers in one Canadian city. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 5(2), 45–60. doi:10.1300/J194v05n02_04
  • Bales, S. S., Eklund, S. J., & Siffin, C. F. (2000). Children’s perceptions of elders before and after a school-based intergenerational program. Educational Gerontology, 26(7), 677–689. doi:10.1080/03601270050200662
  • Barbosa, M. R., Campinho, A., & Silva, G. (2020). “Give and receive”: The impact of an intergenerational program on institutionalized children and older adults. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 19(3), 1–22. doi:10.1080/15350770.2020.1742844
  • Belgrave, M. (2011). The effect of a music therapy intergenerational program on children and older adults’ intergenerational interactions, cross-age attitudes, and older adults’ psychosocial well-being. Journal of Music Therapy, 48(4), 486–508. doi:10.1093/jmt/48.4.486
  • Blunk, E. M., & Williams, S. W. (1997). The effects of curriculum on preschool children’s perceptions of the elderly. Educational Gerontology: An International Quarterly, 23(3), 233–341. doi:10.1080/0360127970230303
  • Burnes, D., Sheppard, C., Henderson, C. R., Jr, Wassel, M., Cope, R., Barber, C., & Pillemer, K. (2019). Interventions to reduce ageism against older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Public Health, 109(8), e1–9. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2019.305123
  • Canedo-Garcia, A., Garcia-Sanchez, J. N., & Pacheco-Sanz, D. I. (2017). A systematic review of the effectiveness of intergenerational programs. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1882. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01882
  • Carstensen, L., Mason, S. E., & Caldwell, E. C. (1982). Children’s attitudes toward the elderly: An intergenerational technique for change. Educational Gerontology: An International Quarterly, 8(3), 291–301. doi:10.1080/0360127820080308
  • Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Jensen, B. (2017). Intergenerational programs in schools: Prevalence and perceptions of impact. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 36(3), 254–276. doi:10.1177/0733464815570663
  • Cummings, S. M., Williams, M. M., & Ellis, R. A. (2002). Impact of an Intergenerational Program on 4th Graders’ Attitudes Toward Elders and School Behaviors. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 6(3), 91–107. doi:10.1300/J137v06n03_06
  • Eisdorfer C., & Altrocchi J.(1961). A Comparison of Attitudes Toward Old Age and Mental Illness. Journal of Gerontology, 16(4) 340–343. doi:10.1093/geronj/16.4.340
  • Ellis, P. D. (2010). The essential guide to effect sizes: An introduction to statistical power, meta-analysis and the interpretation of research results. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
  • European Commission (2021). Green paper on Ageing 2021. http://www.esfhellas.gr/Lists/Custom_Announcements/Attachments/454/Green_paper_Ageing_Factsheet.pdf
  • Femia, E. E., Zarit, S. H., Blair, C., Jarrott, S. E., & Bruno, K. (2008). Intergenerational preschool experiences and the young child: Potential benefits to development. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23(2), 272–287. doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2007.05.001
  • Flora, P. K., & Faulkner, G. E. (2007). Physical activity: An innovative context for intergenerational programming. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 4(4), 63–74. doi:10.1300/J194v04n04_05
  • Foster, L., & Walker, A. (2015). Active and successful aging: A European policy perspective. The Gerontologist, 55(1), 83–90. doi:10.1093/geront/gnu028
  • Fried, L. P., Carlson, M. C., McGill, S., Seeman, T., Xue, Q. L., Frick, K., & Rebok, G. W. (2013). Experience Corps: A dual trial to promote the health of older adults and children’s academic success. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 36(1), 1–13. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2013.05.003
  • Gaggioli, A., Morganti, L., Bonfiglio, S., Scaratti, C., Cipresso, P., Serino, S., & Riva, G. (2014). Intergenerational group reminiscence: A potentially effective intervention to enhance elderly psychosocial wellbeing and to improve children’s perception of ageing. Educational Gerontology, 40(7), 486–498. doi:10.1080/03601277.2013.844042
  • Gamliel, T., & Gabay, N. (2014). Knowledge exchange, social interactions, and empowerment in an intergenerational technology program at school. Educational Gerontology, 40(8), 597–617. doi:10.1080/03601277.2013.863097
  • Giraudeau, C., & Bailly, N. (2019). Intergenerational programs: What can school-age children and older people expect from them? A systematic review. European Journal of Ageing, 16(3), 363–376. doi:10.1007/s10433-018-00497-4
  • Gruenewald, T. L., Tanner, E. K., Fried, L. P., Carlson, M. C., Xue, Q. L., Parisi, J. M., & Seeman,T. E. (2016). The Baltimore experience corps trial: Enhancing generativity via intergenerational activity engagement in later life. The Journals of Gerontology Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 71(4), 661–670. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbv005
  • Gualano, M. R., Voglino, G., Bert, F., Thomas, R., Camussi, E., & Siliquini, R. (2018). The impact of intergenerational programs on children and older adults: A review. International Psychogeriatrics, 30(4), 451–468. doi:10.1017/S104161021700182X
  • Hanmore-Cawley, M., & Scharf, T. (2018). Intergenerational learning: Collaborations to develop civic literacy in young children in Irish primary school. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 16(1–2), 104–122. doi:10.1080/15350770.2018.1404421
  • Hannon, P. O., & Gueldner, S. H. (2008). The impact of short-term quality intergenerational contact on children’s attitudes toward older adults. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 5(4), 59–76. doi:10.1300/J194v05n04_05
  • Hernandez, C. R., & Gonzalez, M. Z. (2008). Effects of intergenerational interaction on aging. Educational Gerontology, 34(4), 292–305. doi:10.1080/03601270701883908
  • Herrmann, D. S., Sipsas-Herrmann, A., Stafford, M., & Herrmann, N. C. (2005). Benefits and risks of intergenerational program participation by senior citizens. Educational Gerontology, 31(2), 123–138. doi:10.1080/03601270590891522
  • Higgins, J. P., Thomas, J., Chandler, J., Cumpston, M., Li, T., Page, M. J., & Welch, V. A. (Eds.). (2019). Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Hill, N. E., & Taylor, L. C. (2004). Parental school involvement and children’s academic achievement: Pragmatics and issues. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 13(4), 161–164. doi:10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.00298.x
  • Hong, Q. N., Fàbregues, S., Bartlett, G., Boardman, F., Cargo, M., Dagenais, P., & Pluye, P. (2018). The mixed methods appraisal tool (MMAT) version 2018 for information professionals and researchers. Education for Information, 34(4), 285–291. doi:10.3233/EFI-180221
  • Hopewell, S., McDonald, S., Clarke, M. J., & Egger, M. (2007). Grey literature in meta‐analyses of randomized trials of health care interventions. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2. doi:10.1002/14651858.MR000010.pub3
  • Jarrott, S. E. (2011). Where have we been and where are we going? Content analysis of evaluation research of intergenerational programs. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 9(1), 37–52. doi:10.1080/15350770.2011.544594
  • Jarrott, S. E., & Lee, K. (2022). Shared site intergenerational programs: A national profile. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 1–18. doi:10.1080/08959420.2021.2024410
  • Jarrott, S. E., Scrivano, R. M., Park, C., & Mendoza, A. N. (2021). Implementation of evidence-based practices in intergenerational programming: A scoping review. Research on Aging, 43(7–8), 283–293. doi:10.1177/0164027521996191
  • Jarrott, S. E., Turner, S. G., Naar, J. J., Juckett, L. M., & Scrivano, R. M. (2022). Increasing the power of intergenerational programs: Advancing an evaluation tool. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 41(3), 763–768. doi:10.1177/07334648211015459
  • Kamei, T., Itoi, W., Kajii, F., Kawakami, C., Hasegawa, M., & Sugimoto, T. (2011). Six month outcomes of an innovative weekly intergenerational day program with older adults and school aged children in a Japanese urban community. Japan Journal of Nursing Science, 8(1), 95–107. doi:10.1111/j.1742-7924.2010.00164.x
  • Kaplan, M. S. (2002). International programs in schools: Considerations of form and function. International Review of Education, 48(5), 305–334. doi:10.1023/A:1021231713392
  • Kassab, C., & Vance, L. (1999). An assessment of the effectiveness of an intergenerational program for youth. Psychological Reports, 84(1), 198–200. doi:10.2466/pr0.1999.84.1.198
  • Khan, K. S., Kunz, R., Kleijnen, J., & Antes, G. (Eds.). (2003). Systematic reviews to support evidence-based medicine: How to review and apply findings of healthcare research. London: Royal Society of Medicine Press.
  • Kraus, S., Breier, M., & Dasí-Rodríguez, S. (2020). The art of crafting a systematic literature review in entrepreneurship research. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 16(3), 1023–1042. doi:10.1007/s11365-020-00635-4
  • Krzeczkowska, A., Spalding, D. M., McGeown, W. J., Gow, A. J., Carlson, M. C., & Nicholls, L. A. B. (2021). A systematic review of the impacts of intergenerational engagement on older adults’ cognitive, social, and health outcomes. Ageing Research Reviews, 71, 101400. doi:10.1016/j.arr.2021.101400
  • Lee, K., Jarrott, S. E., & Juckett, L. A. (2020). Documented outcomes for older adults in intergenerational programming: A scoping review. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 18(2), 113–138. doi:10.1080/15350770.2019.1673276
  • Lee, Y., Kim, Y. M., Bronstein, L., & Fox, V. (2021). Older adult volunteers in intergenerational programs in educational settings across the globe. Educational Gerontology, 47(6), 247–256. doi:10.1080/03601277.2021.1915943
  • Lou, V. W., & Dai, A. A. (2017). A review of nonfamilial intergenerational programs on changing age stereotypes and well-being in East Asia. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 15(2), 143–158. doi:10.1080/15350770.2017.1294427
  • Lynott, P. P., & Merola, P. R. (2007). Improving the attitudes of 4th graders toward older people through a multidimensional intergenerational program. Educational Gerontology, 33(1), 63–74. doi:10.1080/03601270600864041
  • Lyu, K., Xu, Y., Cheng, H., & Li, J. (2020). The implementation and effectiveness of intergenerational learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from China. International Review of Education, 66(5), 833–855. doi:10.1007/s11159-020-09877-4
  • Martins, T., Midão, L., Martínez Veiga, S., Dequech, L., Busse, G., Bertram, M., & Costa, E. (2019). Intergenerational programs review: Study design and characteristics of intervention, outcomes, and effectiveness. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 17(1), 93–109. doi:10.1080/15350770.2018.1500333
  • McAdams, D. P., de St Aubin, E. D., & Logan, R. L. (1993). Generativity among young, midlife, and older adults. Psychology and Aging, 8(2), 221. doi:10.1037/0882-7974.8.2.221
  • McConnell, J., & Naylor, P. J. (2016). Feasibility of an intergenerational-physical-activity leadership intervention. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 14(3), 220–241. doi:10.1080/15350770.2016.1195247
  • Morita, K., & Kobayashi, M. (2013). Interactive programs with preschool children bring smiles and conversation to older adults: Time-sampling study. BMC Geriatrics, 13(1), 1–8. doi:10.1186/1471-2318-13-111
  • Murphree, L., White, M., & Rochen Renner, B. (2018). Reference managers that support collaborative research: Dreaming of the perfect Fit. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 37(3), 219–233. doi:10.1080/02763869.2018.1477706
  • Newman, S., & Riess, J. (1992). Older workers in intergenerational child care. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 19(2), 45–66. doi:10.1300/J083v19n02_04
  • O’connor, J. P., Alfrey, L., Hall, C., & Burke, G. (2019). Intergenerational understandings of personal, social and community assets for health. Health & Place, 57, 218–227. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.05.004
  • Page, M. J., McKenzie, J. E., Bossuyt, P. M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T. C., Mulrow, C. D., & Moher, D. (2021). The PRISMA 2020 statement: An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. The BMJ, 372. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.105906
  • Peters, R., Ee, N., Ward, S. A., Kenning, G., Radford, K., Goldwater, M., & Rockwood, K. (2021). Intergenerational programmes bringing together community dwelling non-familial older adults and children: A systematic review. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 94, 104356. doi:10.1016/j.archger.2021.104356
  • Pluye, P., Gagnon, M. P., Griffiths, F., & Johnson-Lafleur, J. (2009). A scoring system for appraising mixed methods research, and concomitantly appraising qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods primary studies in mixed studies reviews. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46(4), 529–546. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.01.009
  • Popay, J., Roberts, H., Sowden, A., Petticrew, M., Arai, L., Rodgers, M., & Duffy, S. (2006). Guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in systematic reviews. A Product from the ESRC Methods Programme Version, 1, b92. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.178.3100&rep=rep1&type=pdf
  • Power, M., Quinn, K., & Schmidt, S. (2005). Development of the WHOQOL-old module. Quality of Life Research, 14(10), 2197–2214. doi:10.1007/s11136-005-7380-9
  • Rich, P. E., Myrick, R. D., & Campbell, C. (1983). Changing children’s perceptions of the elderly. Educational Gerontology, 9(5–6), 483–491. doi:10.1080/0380127830090512
  • Ronzi, S., Orton, L., Pope, D., Valtorta, N. K., & Bruce, N. G. (2018). What is the impact on health and wellbeing of interventions that foster respect and social inclusion in community-residing older adults? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies. Systematic Reviews, 7(1), 1–22. doi:10.1186/s13643-018-0680-2
  • Roodin, P., Brown, L. H., & Shedlock, D. (2013). Intergenerational service-learning: A review of recent literature and directions for the future. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 34(1), 3–25. doi:10.1080/02701960.2012.755624
  • Rosenberg, M. (1965). Society and the adolescent self-image. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University.
  • Sánchez, M., Sáez, J., Díaz, P., & Campillo, M. (2018). Intergenerational education in Spanish primary schools: Making the policy case. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 16(1–2), 166–183. doi:10.1080/15350770.2018.1404859
  • Senior, E., & Green, J. (2017). Through the ages: Developing relationships between the young and the old. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 15(3), 295–305. doi:10.1080/15350770.2017.1329600
  • Sun, Q., Lou, V. W., Dai, A., To, C., & Wong, S. Y. (2019). The effectiveness of the young–old link and growth intergenerational program in reducing age stereotypes. Research on Social Work Practice, 29(5), 519–528. doi:10.1177/1049731518767319
  • Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-131, 134 Stat. 240. (2020). https://www.congress.gov/116/plaws/publ131/PLAW-116publ131.pdf
  • Teater, B. (2016). Intergenerational programs to promote active aging: The experiences and perspectives of older adults. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 40(1), 1–19. doi:10.1080/01924788.2016.1127041
  • Thompson, E. H., Jr, & Weaver, A. J. (2016). Making connections: The legacy of an intergenerational program. The Gerontologist, 56(5), 909–918. doi:10.1093/geront/gnv064
  • van Etten, F., & Deurenberg, R. (2009). A practical guide to PubMed: The guide which helps you to search quickly and efficiently in PubMed. Houten: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum.
  • World Health Organization. ( 2002‎). Active ageing: a policy framework. World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/67215
  • Yasunaga, M., Murayama, Y., Takahashi, T., Ohba, H., Suzuki, H., Nonaka, K., & Fujiwara, Y. (2016). Multiple impacts of an intergenerational program in Japan: Evidence from the research on productivity through intergenerational sympathy project. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 16, 98–109. doi:10.1111/ggi.12770
  • Yesavage, J. A., Brink, T. L., Rose, T. L., Lum, O., Huang, V., Adey, M., & Leirer, V. O. (1983). Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: A preliminary report. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 17(1), 37–49. doi:10.1016/0022-3956(82)90033-4

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.