Emotional Hierarchy Theory Assisted Elderly-oriented Retrofitting of Signage Systems in Old Residential Areas

YANG Jing; WU Zeqiu

doi:10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.16.041

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Packaging Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (16) : 457-471. DOI: 10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.16.041

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Emotional Hierarchy Theory Assisted Elderly-oriented Retrofitting of Signage Systems in Old Residential Areas

YANG Jing, WU Zeqiu

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The work aims to investigate the methods for elderly-oriented renovation of signage systems in old residential communities, delve into the emotional needs of the elderly to enhance their user experience and improve the internal environment of communities, facilitate the transition from basic aging care in communities to enjoying old age within communities. By systematically examining the theory of emotional layers, the elderly-oriented transformation of signage systems in old residential communities was categorized into three emotional dimensions: instinct, behavior, and reflection. According to the grounded theory methodology, primary research data were collected through field research and semi-structured interviews, and this data was then coded and categorized to progressively analyze the intrinsic connections between different concepts. The relationships between the instinctual, behavioral, and reflective layers, as well as their corresponding domains of needs were defined, and an elderly-oriented needs model for signage systems in old residential communities was constructed and applied to the renovation of the signage system in the Dong residential community. This model not only provides robust theoretical and practical support for the elderly-oriented transformation of signage systems in old communities, but also holds significant practical value for promoting the health and sustainable development of an aging society.

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aging-friendly design / emotional design theory / grounded theory / signage system design

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YANG Jing, WU Zeqiu. Emotional Hierarchy Theory Assisted Elderly-oriented Retrofitting of Signage Systems in Old Residential Areas[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2025, 46(16): 457-471 https://doi.org/10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.16.041

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