Multiple Layers of Analysis

Impact on the Participants

• Indices of physical and mental health
• Attitudes toward other generations
• Sense of social connectedness

The Interaction

• Communication tempo and flow
• Factors affecting interaction dynamic -e.g., differences in status, communication skills, etc.
• Patterns of relationship formation

Family Context

• Previous intergenerational experiences
• Opportunities and attitudes toward caregiving
• Family strengthening opportunities

Program Intervention

• Effectiveness of the intervention agent -e.g., facilitation skills and style
• How decisions about program structure affect level of program success

Community

• Impact on community support/caregiving systems
• Program impact on community social climate and the physical environment.
• Program impact on participants' level of community engagement.
  

[Kaplan and Liu, 2003]