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| Macro-categories from topic-guide items | Sub-categories From contents | Codes For the analysis | Quotations from the interviews content and associated with the macro and sub-categories |
| | | | Time 0 | Times 1 and 2 |
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| Representation of young people | Negative representation | Egoist | Young people think just of themselves | |
| We did love our parents, while young people do not love their parents today | |
| Positive representation | Altruist | | The adolescents I could approach were ready to help, they were not indifferent |
| | Able to listen | | They were open to listening the reasons for our problems |
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| Intergenerational relationship | Kind of relationship | Indifference/distance | There cannot be a relationship between young and older people, because the first are unable to listen and the second are boring […]they (adolescents) do not want to keep in contact with us | |
| Friendship | / | There can be friendship between us, because young students may be more open with us than with their parents |
| What young people can do for older people | Nothing | Young people cannot do anything for me: they can just spend money and go dancing | |
| Physical help | / | I can lean on them physically to walk On the practical side, kids can give physical help. |
| ICT literacy | / | They can teach us the computer and their new language. |
| Company | / | A good word and company. |
| What older people can do for young people | Nothing | I cannot do anything for a young person because I cannot use my hands anymore | |
| Love | / | Even we old people can give love to young people, if we have the chance to meet them! |
| Listening each other | / | I can talk to a guy about my past. I never thought that a young person might be interested in an old man like me |
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| Impact on | Self-representation | Able to feel emotions | Not applicable | I realized that I’m still alive! |
| | Able to give love | Not applicable | Even we old people can give love to young people |
| Mood | | Not applicable | The students improved my mood |
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| Suggestions for improving the relationship with the youngest | Intergenerational meetings in nursing home | More meeting chances | Not applicable | The relationship may be bettered through more meetings between old and young people, and through more chances to get together |
| Talking | Not applicable | The best thing was talking to them. |
| Systematic visits | Not applicable | It would be wonderful if the young people came every day! |
| More time to spend together | Not applicable | Unfortunately the boys have spent too little time with us |
| Trips outside and fun | Not applicable | I would like to take some trips with them out of the nursing home |
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