ABSTRACT

COVID-19 has significantly changed the way families engage in leisure. The influence of public health measures and messaging on leisure put older and younger people alike at increased risk of stress, anxiety, loneliness, and isolation. Despite these similar experiences, ageism and tensions between generations intensified during the pandemic. Thus, it is imperative to encourage strategies that foster connections and solidarity between generations, such as participating in intergenerational family leisure. Intergenerational family leisure can both attenuate negative outcomes heightened or created by the pandemic (i.e. risk reduction) and increase positive experiences (i.e. wellness promotion). However, it is important to recognize that intergenerational family leisure may not be available or ideal for everyone, especially during the pandemic. There are longstanding and pandemic-specific pitfalls to engaging in intergenerational family leisure that need to be considered. Further, the conditions and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic have complicated intergenerational family leisure in paradoxical ways. Many contradictions emerge as people navigate social systems and personal experiences when engaging in intergenerational family leisure in the COVID-19 context. This article critically presents some of the potentials, pitfalls, and paradoxes associated with connecting multiple generations in and through intergenerational family leisure during the pandemic.

摘要

COVID-19 极大地改变了家庭休闲的方式。公共卫生措施和信息传递对休闲的影响使老年人和年轻人面临更大的压力、焦虑、孤独和孤立风险。尽管有这些相似的经历，但在大流行期间，年龄歧视和代际之间的紧张关系加剧了。因此，必须鼓励促进代际联系和团结的策略，例如参与代际家庭休闲活动。代际家庭休闲既可以减轻大流行加剧或造成的负面结果（即降低风险），又可以增加积极体验（即促进健康）。然而，重要的是要认识到，代际家庭休闲可能并不适合所有人，尤其是在大流行期间。需要考虑参与代际家庭休闲的长期存在和特定于大流行的陷阱。此外，COVID-19 大流行的条件和处理方式以矛盾的方式使代际家庭休闲变得复杂。当人们在 COVID-19 环境中参与代际家庭休闲时，当人们驾驭社会系统和个人经历时，就会出现许多矛盾。本文批判性地介绍了在大流行期间通过代际家庭休闲将多代人联系起来的一些潜力、陷阱和悖论。COVID-19 大流行的条件和处理方式以矛盾的方式使代际家庭休闲变得复杂。当人们在 COVID-19 环境中参与代际家庭休闲时，当人们驾驭社会系统和个人经历时，就会出现许多矛盾。本文批判性地介绍了在大流行期间通过代际家庭休闲将多代人联系起来的一些潜力、陷阱和悖论。COVID-19 大流行的条件和处理方式以矛盾的方式使代际家庭休闲变得复杂。当人们在 COVID-19 环境中参与代际家庭休闲时，当人们驾驭社会系统和个人经历时，就会出现许多矛盾。本文批判性地介绍了在大流行期间通过代际家庭休闲将多代人联系起来的一些潜力、陷阱和悖论。