ABSTRACT

This article reports the impact of an intergenerational teaching-learning program (ITLP) of meditation and smartphone use on promoting social engagements for grandparents and attachment security for their young adult grandchildren. Grandparent-grandchildren dyads from two South Asian cities were randomized into intervention (IN₁ = 86; IN₂ = 78) and control groups (CN₁ = 86; CN₂ = 72). Grandparents’ scores on Lubben Social Network Scale-6 (LSNS-6) and grandchildren’s scores on Revised Adult Attachment Scale (RAAS) were assessed at pretest (TI) and posttest (T2). Intervention group grandparents had higher social engagements and grandchildren had lower attachment insecurities compared to the control dyad at T2. ITLP impact was moderately high (Cohen’s d range = 0.49–0.56, p≤.01) and T2 performance was better for grandmother-grandchild dyads, middle class, widowed grandparents and cohabiting dyads. ITLP attendance and home practice mediated the relationship between participant characteristics and outcomes. Actor-partner independence models indicated that attendance and home practice were interdependent and posttest increase in grandparents’ social network was positively associated with grandchildren’s attachment security at T2. The ITLP is a practical and useful program for intergenerational learning.

摘要

本文报告了冥想和智能手机使用的代际教学计划 (ITLP) 对促进祖父母的社交活动和年轻成年孙子女的依恋安全的影响。来自两个南亚城市的祖孙二人组被随机分为干预组（IN ₁  = 86；IN ₂  = 78）和对照组（CN ₁  = 86；CN ₂ = 72)。在前测 (TI) 和后测 (T2) 评估祖父母在 Lubben 社交网络量表 6 (LSNS-6) 上的得分和孙子女在修订成人依恋量表 (RAAS) 上的得分。与 T2 的对照组相比，干预组祖父母的社会参与度更高，孙辈的依恋不安全感更低。ITLP 影响中等偏高（Cohen 的d范围 = 0.49–0.56，p≤.01）和T2表现更好的祖母孙二人组，中产阶级，丧偶的祖父母和同居的二人组。ITLP 出勤率和家庭实践调节了参与者特征和结果之间的关系。演员-伴侣独立模型表明，出勤率和家庭实践相互依赖，祖父母社交网络的后测增加与孙子女在 T2 的依恋安全呈正相关。ITLP 是一个实用且有用的代际学习计划。