TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘Roots and wings’
T2 - an exploration of intergenerational play: Research
AU - Agate, Joel R.
AU - Agate, Sarah Taylor
AU - Liechty, Toni
AU - Cochran, Lynda J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the Brockport Foundation’s Tom and Julia Casey Scholarly Incentive Award
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Brockport Foundation [Casey Award].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2018/10/2
Y1 - 2018/10/2
N2 - Play is an important part of life, not only during childhood but also into adulthood and later life. While scholars have emphasized the physical, social, psychological, and cognitive benefits of play for children, few researchers have explored the role of play in later life. One context in which aging adults find opportunities to play is with their grandchildren. This qualitative study employed visual and text analyses to explore the experience of intergenerational play from the perspectives of grandchildren and grandparents. Findings indicated that both groups of participants were motivated to engage in play together, negotiated constraints to experience play, and received various benefits from playing with their grandparent or grandchild. Recommendations are provided to assist professionals in programming for intergenerational play and for further exploration of the motivations, benefits, and constraints associated with intergenerational play.
AB - Play is an important part of life, not only during childhood but also into adulthood and later life. While scholars have emphasized the physical, social, psychological, and cognitive benefits of play for children, few researchers have explored the role of play in later life. One context in which aging adults find opportunities to play is with their grandchildren. This qualitative study employed visual and text analyses to explore the experience of intergenerational play from the perspectives of grandchildren and grandparents. Findings indicated that both groups of participants were motivated to engage in play together, negotiated constraints to experience play, and received various benefits from playing with their grandparent or grandchild. Recommendations are provided to assist professionals in programming for intergenerational play and for further exploration of the motivations, benefits, and constraints associated with intergenerational play.
KW - Play
KW - aging adults
KW - family recreation
KW - intergenerational play
KW - qualitative research
KW - visual analysis
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U2 - 10.1080/15350770.2018.1489331
DO - 10.1080/15350770.2018.1489331
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85053454780
SN - 1535-0770
VL - 16
SP - 395
EP - 421
JO - Journal of Intergenerational Relationships
JF - Journal of Intergenerational Relationships
IS - 4
ER -