The effect of participation in an intergenerational choir on teens' and older persons' cross-age attitudes

Author(s): Johnson, Christopher M., Ollenberger, Texanna

Journal/Book: Journal of Music Therapy. 1994; 31: 119-134.

Abstract: 27 high school students and 24 older persons (aged 16-85 yrs) were divided into 4 groups based on age (teen or senior) and gender. Ss' pre-existing attitudes toward the 4 groups were assessed using the Age Group Evaluation and Description Inventory. Following the pre-assessment, Ss participated in an intergenerational choir that met once a week for 1.5 hrs for the school year. After completing the spring semester, Ss were given a posttest assessment using the same attitudinal scale. Results of the posttest indicate that attitudes of male and female teens toward themselves and each other moved in a negative direction from pretest to posttest; however, their attitude toward the seniors moved in a positive direction. Male and female seniors' attitudes toward teens and toward themselves moved in a positive direction from the pretest to the posttest. The attitudes of the male seniors indicated the most positive change.

Note: participation in intergenerational choir; attitudes toward self vs teens vs seniors; male vs female 16 85 yr olds

Keyword(s): Aged attitudes toward; adolescent attitudes; adult attitudes; intergenerational relations; age differences; adulthood ; adolescence ; human sex differences; very old; aged

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