Effects of the Horticultural Activity Program on Change of Intergenerational Perception and Interaction of the Elderly and Young Children

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of the horticultural activity program on the change of intergenerational perception and interaction for the elderly and young children. The result or repeated measurements of the behavior of Young children in interactions between the elderly and young children for horticultural activity program, positive interaction increased while negative interaction decreased. When a comparison was made before, during, and after treatment, the control group didn't show a significant difference in the perception of the elderly; on the contrary, treatment group showed a highly significant difference. In the perception of young children. the control group and the treatment group didn't show a significant difference. The results suggest that horticultural activity program can help young children to improve perception of the elderly by young children through positive interaction.