@mastersthesis {9045,
	title = {Effects of decision process on elder participation in an intergenerational program},
	volume = {Ph.D.},
	year = {1982},
	note = {<p>Modified NAL abstract</p>},
	school = {Arizona State University},
	type = {Doctoral diss.},
	abstract = {<p>Elders can make a significant contribution to society. The decision-process treatments in this study were designed based on decision counseling procedures developed by Janis and Mann (1977). It was predicted that subjects in the self-persuasion condition would be more likely to participate than subjects in the balanced-decision making and information only conditions. Volunteer subjects (N=45) were randomly assigned to one of the three decision-process conditions: balanced decision making, self-persuasion, or information-only (control). Subjects were then asked to participate in an intergenerational activity. If they said yes (N=32) they were matched with 4-H clubs and Girl Scout troops. Results indicated that subjects in the self-persuasion condition were not more likely to participate in the intergenerational group (93\%) than subjects in the balanced decision making and information only conditions. No statistical differences were found in the study.</p>},
	author = {Margaret Joan Gavillet}
}
