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A first-time investigation of psychosocial inclusivity in design: Inclusive supermarket design for older individuals

A first-time investigation of psychosocial inclusivity in design: Inclusive supermarket design for older individuals
A first-time investigation of psychosocial inclusivity in design: Inclusive supermarket design for older individuals
As a first-time investigation of 'psychosocial inclusivity' in design, this paper introduces and establishes the concept of psychosocially inclusive design, and explores it within the context of supermarket shopping for older individuals, as one instrumental activity of daily living. Inclusive design theory and practice have been predominantly concerned with issues of physical access, limiting its scope and relevance to the wider more complex psychosocial issues. Employing research triangulation and rigorous empirical investigations, this paper advances the fundamental understanding, extends the general research agenda, and pushes the current boundaries of inclusive design towards non-physical inclusion by identifying any possible psychosocial constructs. Four constructs, including 'cognitive', 'emotional', 'social', and 'value', were identified in the context of supermarket shopping through ethnographic interviews; creative workshop; and observations conducted with a total of 58 older individuals. The results may play a crucial role in establishing the theoretical foundations to the concept of psychosocial inclusivity in design.
psychosocial inclusivity, inclusive design, accessibility, supermarket shopping, older individuals
1748-3050
Lim, Yonghun
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Giacomin, Joseph
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Lim, Yonghun
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Giacomin, Joseph
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Yin, Yuanyuan
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Lim, Yonghun, Giacomin, Joseph, Yin, Yuanyuan and Nickpour, Farnaz (2020) A first-time investigation of psychosocial inclusivity in design: Inclusive supermarket design for older individuals. Journal of Design Research, 17 (2/3/4). (doi:10.1504/JDR.2019.10025040).

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As a first-time investigation of 'psychosocial inclusivity' in design, this paper introduces and establishes the concept of psychosocially inclusive design, and explores it within the context of supermarket shopping for older individuals, as one instrumental activity of daily living. Inclusive design theory and practice have been predominantly concerned with issues of physical access, limiting its scope and relevance to the wider more complex psychosocial issues. Employing research triangulation and rigorous empirical investigations, this paper advances the fundamental understanding, extends the general research agenda, and pushes the current boundaries of inclusive design towards non-physical inclusion by identifying any possible psychosocial constructs. Four constructs, including 'cognitive', 'emotional', 'social', and 'value', were identified in the context of supermarket shopping through ethnographic interviews; creative workshop; and observations conducted with a total of 58 older individuals. The results may play a crucial role in establishing the theoretical foundations to the concept of psychosocial inclusivity in design.

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Accepted/In Press date: 25 July 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 11 March 2020
Keywords: psychosocial inclusivity, inclusive design, accessibility, supermarket shopping, older individuals

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Local EPrints ID: 437360
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/437360
ISSN: 1748-3050
PURE UUID: 3272cccd-66c8-4a98-bde3-a7e7f27de73f
ORCID for Yuanyuan Yin: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2109-0135

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Date deposited: 24 Jan 2020 17:33
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 04:03

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Author: Yonghun Lim
Author: Joseph Giacomin
Author: Yuanyuan Yin ORCID iD
Author: Farnaz Nickpour

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