The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of individual regulatory focus tendency on generativity, and to discuss the content validity of the generativity scale used in previous studies. We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 194 middleaged and elderly people (120 males, 73 females, 1 unanswered) (average age 64.78 ± 10.57 years, range 42-86 years). The results showed that the strength of the promotion focus tendency, which is a behavioral strategy focused on obtaining positive results, influenced the score of generativity rather than the preventive focus tendency. It was shown that the generativity scale may reflect only the behavioral strategies and orientations of people with a strong tendency for promotion focus. Examining how to extract the generativity of middle-aged and elderly people who have a strong tendency to focus on prevention can be a new development for future studies.

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This study examines the effects of an intergenerational program, REPRINTS, on the familiarity with senior volunteers and emotional empathy of elementary school students. The program consisted of senior volunteers who read picture books to the 6th grade elementary school students. The program was held as a Koryu Jugyo (exchange class) in a Japanese elementary school, six times over a period of one month. In this program, 56 students were assigned to an intervention group, and 28 students were assigned to a waiting list control group. Both groups answered questionnaires two times (at baseline and 30 days after). A two-way repeated-measures ANOVA shows a time × group significant interaction effects. Analyses of the simple main effects showed that familiarity with senior volunteers significantly increased for members of the intervention group. Structural Equation Modeling revealed that participation in the program had positive effects on the students empathic concern, including familiarity with senior volunteers. These results suggest that to understand the development of children's empathy, it is important to consider familiarity with senior volunteers through intergenerational programs.

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This study aims to conduct community empowerment and multigenerational participation community empowerment and to examine the intervention effects in suicide prevention. Statistical tests were conducted on psychological distress (K6), cognitive social capital scores, and general selfefficacy scale scores in the pre- and post-surveys (T1 and T2) among the three groups (1) community empowerment intervention group (CE group), (2) multigenerational participation community empowerment intervention group (MGCE group), and (3) control group. As a result, although there were no statistically significant differences in all groups, cognitive social capital tended to decrease in the control group, and psychological distress (K6) improved in the MGCE group compared to the CE group. The results suggest that the implementation of community-building programs that encourage active social participation may effectively prevent suicide in the community. Furthermore, multigenerational community empowerment that incorporates intergenerational exchange maybe even more effective.

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Kendo is one of the traditional Japanese martial arts. In this study, we examined the image of the elderly and related factors that intergenerational exchange through kendo brings to junior high school members. This study targeted junior high school kendo club members who have training experience with elderly kendo practitioners. The subjects were 193 players who practiced with the elderly kendo practitioners in Osaka prefecture. Logistic regression analysis were used to clarify the factors related to the high/low scores in the image of elderly kendo practitioners. As a result, there was a significant relationship between both the evaluation factor and the　activity/competence factor and intimacy with elderly kendo practitioners. Although it has been pointed out that the traditional style of kendo and the image of elderly kendo practitioners have a negative impact on children, this study suggests that the image of elderly kendo practitioners is positively maintained by exchanges and guidance through words and conversations, and that it would lead to the transmission and inheritance of traditional culture.

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Due to the impact of COVID-19, activities and interactions in the community are limited. In order to revitalize the senior housing complex, we conducted a remote intergenerational exchange program between a university classroom and a senior housing complex meeting place via Zoom application, which allows the connection between each other on the web. For the local elderly who participated in the exchange, it was an opportunity to participate in activities and interact with people close to their homes; for the students, it was an opportunity to learn from actual situations, under the circumstance they were restricted from practical training and volunteer activities. As a result of a questionnaire survey of 61 elderly people and 41 students who participated in the program, the level of satisfaction about this program was high. Students were able to communicate without sign of nervousness, and the elderly, who are less likely to interact with others, were able to participate near their homes. On the other hand, there were some issues such as difficulty in hearing voices and understanding facial expressions and reactions. Remote interaction will become more familiar with the advancement of information and communication technology in the future. This study suggests the possibility of practices such as crossregional interaction and primary prevention in remote areas.

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