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Intergenerational Synchrony and Its Effect on Bonding and Group Closeness among Young and Older Adults
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: Received: 30 April 2024 / Approved: 1 May 2024 / Online: 2 May 2024 (07:57:56 CEST)
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Suberry, A.; Bodner, E. Intergenerational Synchrony and Its Effect on Bonding and Group Closeness among Young and Older Adults. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 607. Suberry, A.; Bodner, E. Intergenerational Synchrony and Its Effect on Bonding and Group Closeness among Young and Older Adults. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 607.
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
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