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PAPERS: Rethinking Wellbeing: Theories, Frameworks, and Critical Perspectives Location: 40 George Square, LG.09 Zoom Link Accessibility: https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-university-of-edinburgh/central-area/access-guides/george-square-40-lecture-theatres Session Chair: Leandro Miletto Tonetto, Georgia Institute of Technology Session Chair: Siyuan Huang, University of Twente | |
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Design for well-being: A preliminary investigation on design interventions in the context of loneliness economy Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Loneliness has become a prominent public health issue that causes negative consequences at both individual and social levels. Concurrently, the market is actively responding and gradually forms the loneliness economy, addressing human emotional needs by offering related products and services. However, the largely implemented digital solutions remain problematic. This paper aims at investigating how design research has addressed the loneliness issue and what roles design plays in addressing loneliness. A mixed methodological approach was adopted, combining analysis of keyword co-occurrence and a meta-narrative review. The results identify the threefold design contributions: building and enhancing social connectedness, creating artificial companions and social agents, and developing novel tools and participatory methodologies. The analysis also highlights the dual impacts of tech-based design interventions: design not only as a loneliness mediator but also a producer. In response, the paper proposes the PAT framework to advance effective and ethical methodologies in designing for human emotional well-being. View Paper: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.2328
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