Intergenerational Approach Research Articles

Heterogeneity and Asset Prices: An Intergenerational Approach

Previous articleNext article No AccessHeterogeneity and Asset Prices: An Intergenerational ApproachNicolae Garleanu and Stavros PanageasNicolae Garleanu Search for more articles by this author and Stavros Panageas Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of Political Economy Just Accepted Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/722224 Views: 119Total views on this site HistoryAccepted August 11, 2022 PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

‘I am a different father’. An intergenerational analysis of the social transformation of fatherhood in the Islamic Republic of Iran

ABSTRACTThis paper was inspired by Michael Rush’s works on the social construction of fatherhood in non-European contexts. It aims to fill a knowledge gap in gender, family and Iranian studies by exploring both the changing role of fathers and men’s involvement in family life and care in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Adopting an intergenerational approach and a mixed methods design, the paper considers how fatherhood practices and discourses have changed over the last decades and how different generations of men elaborate, describe, and perform the paternal role. Despite institutionalized gender inequality and a patriarchal family structure supported by family law legislation, fatherhood in Iran is anything but static. Instead, it is possible to notice a gradual redefinition of gender roles within the family. Especially urban middle class’s men are negotiating diverse masculinities and, at the same time, delivering non-traditional parenting roles.

Intergenerational Deliberations for Long Term Sustainability

Grŵp Cynefin, a social housing association in North Wales, United Kingdom (UK) with other partner organisations, had a vision to create a community Hub in the Nantlle Valley to strengthen and support the health and well-being of the local community through the provision of a range of traditional and preventative services. Social prescribing (SP), which is a non-medical support using community assets, would be a part of this new innovative Hub. SP activities would be co-designed and co-produced by current community members. Drawing on the principles of citizens’ assembly deliberations and Future Design, four focus groups (n = 16) were conducted to develop sustainable strategies for SP activities as part of the proposed Hub. Deliberations on the perspectives of future generations were considered along with current community needs. Findings from the focus groups imply that current members of society are open to the concept of taking an inter-generational approach when designing SP activities to address the social and economic needs of the community along with integration of traditional and preventative community health services. Deliberations highlighted that the proposed Hub could strengthen communities and support community health and well-being, by providing a place to socialise and acting as a single point of access for community services, which could promote social cohesion in line with the Well-being for Future Generations (Wales) Act. Applying a long-term thinking approach to citizens’ assembly deliberation design offers a voice to the interests of future generations, providing inter-generational equity.

Non-Formal Education as a Resource of Social Inclusion: Intergenerational Approach

This article contributes to a better understanding of theoretical models and empirical evidence revealing the impact of social inclusion of non-formal education on professional and personal development in the context of five generations. Based on the typology of peculiar generations in the non-formal education market, including their interest and motivation, we have identified the differences between the benefits and the barriers to social inclusion in order to overcome social inequalities and digital inequities. Due to the fact that all generations use non-formal education, but its contribution to social inclusion differs from generation to generation, our research questions are as following: What is the impact of non-formal education on social inclusion? How do non-formal education practices differ across generations? The article critically engages with non-formal education as a resource of social inclusion highlighting the low level of inclusion of five generations. To show the specificity of five generations’ social inclusion we develop a data collection method including a questionnaire survey of the population based on the typology of generations. As such, the research shows that today inclusion through non-formal education, mobility in the labor market due to retraining, as well as inclusion in new social ties, study groups, adaptation to new challenges do have generational characteristics.

GEROFIT STUDENT VOLUNTEERS: INTERGENERATIONAL APPROACH TO MOBILITY

Abstract The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has reported that innovative models of care will need to be used to increase the workforce to care for an aging population and to encourage older adults “to be active partners in their own care” (IOM, 2008). Use of student volunteers in an intergenerational approach could be used to supplement the workforce to motivate older adults for self-care in clinical practice. Gerofit@UCLA is a student organization created to support Gerofit at the Greater Los Angeles VA. These students completed an Expectation Regarding Aging (ERA-12) Survey. ERA-12 is a 12-item survey that measures expectations regarding aging in physical health, mental health and cognitive function with scores ranging from 0-100, higher scores indicating higher expectations with aging. After volunteering in Gerofit, students indicated highest expectations for mental health (78.33 ± 5.9) compared to cognitive health (53.34 ± 5.3) and physical health (39.17 ± 3.7). Although these students recognize the physical changes with aging of this 80-102 year old group, they appreciate that group physical activity in a program like Gerofit has positive effects on mental health and cognition, for the patients and for themselves.

Sociological Drivers of Segmentation Within Youth and Children's Mission and Ministry in Western Contexts

The sociological drivers of segmentation within youth and children's mission and ministry in Western contexts are commonly seen as social developments in the last 70 years. This view focuses on the symptoms of foundational issues relating to modernity (specifically the emergence of the reflexive self) and so overlooks the significance of deeper questions that began further back in history. Considering these foundational issues should lead churches to reflect on the value of more intergenerational approaches.

Postpartum Depression-Identifying Risk and Access to Intervention.

As maternal mortality climbs in the USA with mental health conditions driving these preventable deaths, the field of reproductive psychiatry must shift towards identification of women and other birthing individuals at risk and facilitating access. This review brings together recent studies regarding risk of perinatal depression and highlights important comorbidities that place individuals at higher vulnerability to poor perinatal outcomes. Recent research suggests that identifying risk for perinatal depression including historical diagnoses of depression, anxiety, trauma, and comorbid substance use and intimate partner violence may move the field to focus on preventive care in peripartum populations. Emerging data shows stark health inequities in racial and ethnic minority populations historically marginalized by the health system and in other vulnerable groups such as LGBTQ+ individuals and those with severe mental illness. Innovative models of care using systems-level approaches can provide opportunities for identification and risk analyses of vulnerable peripartum patients and facilitate access to therapeutic or preventive interventions. Utilizing intergenerational approaches and leveraging multidisciplinary teams that thoughtfully target high-risk women and other birthing individuals could promote significant changes to population-level care in maternal health.

Superparasitism indicates an increase of individual offspring fertility by reducing parents’ fertility in gregarious parasitoids

The gregarious parasitoid strategy allows multiple larvae to complete development in a single host due to their tolerance and/or lower mobility, and thus flexibly adjust their reproductive potential. Reproductive potential is traditionally measured as the number of each mother’s offspring. In our previous study we showed the benefits of an intergenerational approach to assessess the fitness through measuring fertilities in F1 and F2 generation – bringing possible predictions about the future population density of parasitoids and their use in biological control. Here, again using the gregarious parasitoid Anaphes flavipes as model species, we experimentally demonstrate the effects of superparasitism due to scarcity of host on fertility. Whereas the conventional approach would assume a simple reduction of female fertility, our intergenerational approach shows that the reduction of female fertility translates as an actual increase in the individual offspring fertility. We showed the same effect using an experiment where females had different visual interactions and different timings between parasitation. The fertility of females did not differ, but the distribution of clutch sizes, and consequently the body size and fertility of the offspring, was statistically different. The intergenerational approach in these groups therefore reveals a fertility difference in the F2 generation that is not visible from the F1 generation.

Promoting Intergenerational Approach in Local Governance for Inclusive, Sustainable, and Resilient Pandemic Recovery: The Case of the City of Malolos

The study aimed to find ways to promote an intergenerational approach for inclusive, sustainable, and resilient pandemic recovery of the City of Malolos by assessing the current efforts of the city and the willingness to participate of four hundred selected citizens. The findings revealed that the City of Malolos has continuously worked to prevent and mitigate the virus while considering partnerships with non-governmental and private organizations, interagency collaborations, and community inputs. The study also revealed that respondents across different generations are willing to participate and collaborate with people from different age groups towards pandemic recovery: to voice out the needs and interests of people of their age and people younger than them; to understand and be understood; to feel a sense of fulfillment and community. The researchers suggested that the city should further encourage organization and cross-sectoral collaborations, promote understanding between generations, mobilize social media platforms, conduct educational forums, and apply intergenerational lenses to recognize challenges and opportunities concerning the pandemic.

Intergenerational approaches to climate change mitigation for environmental and mental health co-benefits

Intergenerational approaches to climate change mitigation for environmental and mental health co-benefits

Tau fifine Niue and the use of digital health tools: An intergenerational view

Introduction: Digital health technologies are rapidly changing the landscape of how healthcare is being delivered globally.Many international health systems are using digital technology to assist with delivery of information and healthcare, to enable more affordable, accessible, and acceptable care to manage key health priorities pertaining to that population. The key to success for any digital health approach for Pacific and ethnic-specific communities is ensuring digital inclusion is considered alongside the wider influences of health (family, cultural, economic, social, environmental). Digital technology could be the enabler to reduce inequities in health outcomes in some populations. The aim of this paper is to explore how an intergenerational group of tau fifine Niue (Niue women) use digital health tools for health and wellbeing. Methods: Tutala (similar to talanoa in the Samaon language) a culturally appropriate method of conversation with Niue communities was used to guide the research approach with a tau fifine Niue (n=40). Six group tutala were undertaken with tau afine (young women), tau mamatua fifine (mothers), and tau mamatua tupuna fifine (older women). Results: Three overarching themes were identified: (1) convenience of mHealth tools; (2) access to health information and resources; and (3) digital disconnection. There were differences in the adoption and use of digital tools for health-related purposes, which varied from using the internet, text messaging and health monitoring apps. Although tau afine and tau mamatua fifine were more likely to utilise digital health tools, it was clear not all tau mamatua tupuna fifine experienced the same benefits. Conclusion: Supporting digital inclusion, digital skills, and digital health literacy for tau fifine Niue using an intergenerational approach can translate into health benefits for Niue families and communities. As more and more health services turn todigital technology to assist with delivering health information and care, it is critically important digital technology is delivered in an equitable way that benefits all people, including multi-ethnic populations in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Is Education Neglected in Natural Resources-Rich Countries? An Intergenerational Approach in Africa

Is Education Neglected in Natural Resources-Rich Countries? An Intergenerational Approach in Africa

Letters for Life to Hope with Paulo Freire

The community project Letras Prá Vida has been developed in Portugal since 2015 and is coordinated by the Escola Superior de Educação of the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra. Within the scope of its socio-educational intervention dimension, it promotes literacy workshops, the "Letras Prá Vida"; for the promotion of digital literacy, Teclas Prá Vida; and Músicas Prá Vida, which use music as an instrument at the service of humanization, in an inclusive and intergenerational approach. These workshops contribute to the development of different literacies, intergenerational dialogue, equal learning opportunities, empowerment, social inclusion, combating loneliness and isolation, active aging, civic participation, democratic citizenship and education. to health. Added to this intervention dimension, based on in-service learning, a participatory and critical research-action dimension, a formative dimension of adult education and literacy and a community of practice that contributes, through the critical friends of the project, among which we include Paulo Freire. In a liberating, democratic, and openly political practice, we defend education as a public good for all, valuing non-formal adult education and the education of older adults as a right and an investment. This unfinished reflection on how Paulo Freire lives at the heart of Letras Prá Vida that we present here is an invitation to the action of hope.

Intergenerational Public Space Design and Policy: A Review of the Literature

Significant scholarship has focused on accommodating diverse age groups in urban public environments. However, intergenerational approaches emphasizing engagement between generations represent an emerging area of research and practice. This review synthesizes literature from urban planning and cognate fields on the need for and benefits of intergenerational public space, as well as design and policy interventions. The results advance understanding of how public environments could meet the needs of both youth and older adults while also serving as the context for cross-generational interaction, and offer insights to planners, designers, and policymakers seeking to develop, enhance, or expand intergenerational public space.

An intergenerational approach to parasitoid fitness determined using clutch size

Parasitoids, as important natural enemies, occur in high numbers and help maintain balance in natural ecosystems. Their fitness is traditionally studied as fertility based on the number of offspring in the F1 generation. Here, using gregarious parasitoids as models, we show that this traditional approach omits one important parameter: the clutch size–body size–fertility correlation among offspring. As a result of this correlation, when females adjust the number of offspring laid in a host, they determine not only the number of offspring produced but also the body size and reproductive potential of those offspring. Although parasitoid fertility has been determined several times from clutch size, here we use Anaphes flavipes to demonstrate the use of this relationship in an upgraded intergenerational approach to parasitoid fitness. We show that with a range of hosts simultaneously utilized by female parasitoids, identical fertility in the F1 generation can lead to distinctly different fertility values in the F2 generation. Even with the same number of hosts, lower fertility in the F1 generation can generate higher fertility in the F2 generation. Our approach provides an intergenerational perspective for determining individual fitness of gregarious parasitoids and new possibilities for the modelling of parasitoid population density.

Construction of Girls’ Educational Projects in Kyrgyzstan from the Intergenerational Perspective

The present paper considers the main constraints and opportunities in the construction of girls’ educational projects in Kyrgyzstan in relation to their subjective well-being from the intergenerational perspective.Today children have got new educational opportunities brought by various social transformations; at the same time, they come across new challenges which are often related to social inequality and economic problems on the local level. Especially female educational trajectories seem to experience noticeable effects of these transformations.The author uses the theoretical concept of social capital to observe the role of the family in the construction of girls’ educational projects. In addition to this, the applied intergenerational approach allows to observe the changes and continuities in parent-child relations.The findings show that in Kyrgyzstan “being well-educated” continues to be an essential element, the foundation of girls’ educational projects, similar to how it was for girls’ mothers in the same age. In the context of a strong hierarchical family structure and low level of state opportunities, today girls tend to rely only on family social and cultural capital for the realisation of educational projects. However, families’ actions are often aimed at the future prosperity, neglecting children’s interests at the present time. Besides, girls face gender-specific limitations related to the perception of women’s roles in the society. The frames within which girls can take decisions regarding educational trajectories are strongly defined by their families. This often leads to the feeling of uncertainty among girls and ambivalence between global promises and the “actual” local opportunity structures.

Intergenerational trauma: Parental PTSD and parent-reported child abuse subtypes differentially relate to admission characteristics in the autism inpatient collection.

Autistic youth experience high rates of maltreatment. Little research has considered how distinct abuse dimensions differentially relate to meaningful outcomes, nor taken an intergenerational approach to consider how caregiver trauma and child maltreatment are related. This study sought to identify how parent-reported child abuse subtypes and parent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) relate to each other and to admission characteristics upon inpatient service entry. Autistic youth (N=527; 79% White, 21.3% girls, mean age=12.94 years) participated in the autism inpatient collection. Parents reported on child abuse subtypes (physical, sexual, emotional) and their own PTSD, child behavior and emergency services, and parenting stress. Youth of parents with PTSD were nearly three times more likely to have parent-reported physical and emotional abuse. Autistic girls were more likely to experience parent-reported sexual abuse and a higher number of subtypes. Lower income related to higher rates of parent-reported child emotional abuse and parent PTSD. Emotional abuse associated with child behavior whereas both child physical and emotional abuse related to emergency services. Reported parent PTSD associated with child behavior and parental distress. When considered jointly, parent PTSD and number of parent-reported child abuse subtypes differentially related to child behavior and interacted to predict psychiatric hospitalizations. Intergenerational continuity of trauma is important to consider among autistic youth, and both parent-reported child abuse and parent PTSD relate to admission characteristics. Critical limitations include reliance on binary parent reports of child abuse and parent PTSD and the low representation of youth of minoritized identities. Implications for trauma-informed care are discussed. LAY SUMMARY: Autistic youth whose parents had reported posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were nearly three times more likely to have experienced parent-reported physical and emotional abuse. Parent-reported child emotional abuse uniquely related to child behavioral concerns whereas both physical and emotional abuse related to higher emergency services. Parent PTSD also related to admission characteristics, showing that intergenerational continuity of trauma is critical to consider for understanding child maltreatment among autistic youth.

Intergenerational connections to improve social well-being of older adults with ADRD: A research protocol

Population-based aging studies allow researchers to study dementia and its correlates. Few include dementia diagnoses. Latent variable models have been used to create latent dementia indexes (LDI) using cognitive and functional ability to approximate dementia. The LDI is applied across diverse populations, but it is unclear whether gender affects its measurement properties. We assess whether the LDI can be used to measure dementia equivalently for men and women. We use the 2001-2003 Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study (n=856, 355 men, 501 women). Cognitive ability was assessed using memory, executive function, attention, spatial ability, orientation, and language tasks. Functional ability was informant-reported. We used confirmatory factor analysis to test factorial invariance across gender and compare latent means to determine which group had lower means, consistent with greater dementia likelihood. Model fitting results suggest metric invariance of the LDI but only partial scalar invariance across gender. Latent mean differences in the LDI were observed (Mdiff = .39, SE = 0.19, p = .042), with women lower, on average, than men. Correlations between LDI and dementia diagnosis were stronger for both men (r=-.82) and women (r=-.85) than correlations between dementia and Mini-Mental Status Exam scores (-.69 and -.73, respectively). The LDI may be reliably and validly used to measure and compare dementia likelihood in men and women. Results suggest lower LDI scores in women, indicating greater dementia likelihood. Gender differences may be partially attributed to differences in measurement properties of items, possibly due to gender differences in educational returns and employment factors.

Toward Age-Friendly High Education: An Intergenerational Participatory Co-Design Approach

Objective: When aging becomes a global challenging, we believe it is timely important to equip aging knowledge among university students regardless of their disciplinary study subjects. This study aims to describe principles and process of development an aging-related curriculum in high education entitled “Intergenerational Participatory Co-design Project (IPCP)” and evaluate its impacts. Methodology: Guided by a key principle of involving participants of any learning context as co-creators of both the learning process and learning outcomes, IPCP went through four stages of development including capacity building, co-creation on learning objectives, deliberated content learning, and learning outcome dissemination. Mixed methodology including qualitative in-depth interview and quantitative questionnaire were applied in evaluation. A total of 26 participants, from three generations recruited from one university, one secondary school, and a pool of senior champions under a geron-infusion initiative participated. Findings: after attaining capacity building workshops applying Optimal Quality Intergeneration Interaction Framework, three learning groups formulated. A common theme “preserving cultural heritage” emerged, while each group has identified a specified focus (e.g., food, Tai Ji, and historic sites guide). Quotes collected and survey data revealed positive impacts in reducing stereotype and enhancing learning experiences. Conclusion: IPCP demonstrated good practices in role models in multi-disciplinary collaboration in pedagogy innovation. It also paved solid way towards a learning community interwoven with continuous innovation: IPCP becomes a pioneer contributor of library’s digital data hub solution; common core office starts to develop a human lifespan cluster; two research team members started new collaboration on geron-infusion in Faculty of Education.

New Solutions for “Old” Problems: Implications and Opportunities of Intergenerational HomeSharing

Abstract Across North America, many older adults have expressed their preference to live in their own homes and communities for as long as possible — and to 'age in place'. To address challenges faced by older adults living in the community, home-sharing - an exchange-based intergenerational housing approach, has empowered older adults to ‘thrive in place’ by providing additional income, companionship, and support with household tasks. In 2018, Toronto HomeShare was launched as an intergenerational home-sharing pilot program (n=22), matching older adults (55+) with postsecondary students intending to simultaneously address social isolation and the affordable housing crisis. In 2019, the pilot was adopted as a funded program in the City of Toronto with over 200 participants. Program results highlight unique benefits and challenges for older adults participating in home-sharing: (1) the capacity for intergenerational engagement to fulfill social needs, and (2) the importance of agency facilitation as a determinant of the experience for older adults. Survey findings indicate 88% of participants reported that participation in HomeShare positively impacted their general well-being, 88% reported improved financial security, 94% reported a delay in the need to move out of their community, and 72% felt that participation in HomeShare prevented the need for institutional care. These findings were used to transition Toronto HomeShare into a fully funded program as well as in the development of a national program. Beginning in January 2021 Toronto HomeShare transitioned to Canada HomeShare and will be scaling the program to Vancouver, Winnipeg, Halifax, Calgary, Montreal and other Canadian cities.