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: Received: 30 April 2024 / Approved: 1 May 2024 / Online: 2 May 2024 (07:57:56 CEST)
How to cite:
Suberry, A.; Bodner, E. Intergenerational Synchrony and Its Effect on Bonding and Group Closeness among Young and Older Adults. Preprints2024, 2024050034. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0034.v1
Suberry, A.; Bodner, E. Intergenerational Synchrony and Its Effect on Bonding and Group Closeness among Young and Older Adults. Preprints 2024, 2024050034. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0034.v1
Suberry, A.; Bodner, E. Intergenerational Synchrony and Its Effect on Bonding and Group Closeness among Young and Older Adults. Preprints2024, 2024050034. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0034.v1
APA Style
Suberry, A., & Bodner, E. (2024). Intergenerational Synchrony and Its Effect on Bonding and Group Closeness among Young and Older Adults. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0034.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Suberry, A. and Ehud Bodner. 2024 "Intergenerational Synchrony and Its Effect on Bonding and Group Closeness among Young and Older Adults" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0034.v1
Abstract
To examine the effect of synchronous dance movements on social bonding and perceived closeness between generations, 168 young (20-45 years) and older (65-90 years) participants were randomly assigned to six dyad conditions. These included dancing synchronously or asynchronously with an in-age-group or an out-age-group unfamiliar partner for 11 minutes. Participants completed social bonding and groups’ closeness questionnaires. To assess variation across individuals’ and dyads’ measurements, a generalized estimating equations modeling analysis was conducted. In line with the first two hypotheses, synchronized dance increased social bonding, and young adults showed enhanced perception of closeness between generations. Hypothesis 3 that synchronous dance with out-age-group members would foster greater perceived closeness compared to in-age-group members was not confirmed. Surprisingly, results indicated that asynchronous movements with the in-age-group led to a higher degree of closeness between generations than asynchronous movements with the out-age-group. The study offers new directions for practitioners in welfare, nursing, and therapy fields, particularly for engaging young adults in intergenerational dance interventions.
Keywords
Dance; Intergenerational interventions; Personality; Social bonding; Synchrony; Aging; Group processes
Subject
Social Sciences, Other
Copyright:
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