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Service Design Principles for a Healing Platform that Adaptively Responds to the Nonlinear Resurgence of Pet-Loss Grief: Focusing on Continuing Bonds and the Dual Process Model

  • Industry Promotion Research
  • Abbr : IPR
  • 2026, 11(4), pp.361~368
  • DOI : 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.361
  • Publisher : Industrial Promotion Institute
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : September 28, 2026
  • Accepted : October 22, 2026
  • Published : October 31, 2026

Yeon Ju Lim 1,  Seung In Kim 1

1홍익대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study establishes service design principles for a healing platform and implements a mobile prototype to adaptively respond to the nonlinear grief resurgence experienced by pet-bereaved individuals, grounded in the Dual Process Model (DPM) and Continuing Bonds theory. To address the limitations of existing services—namely, the forced expectation of linear recovery and the reinforcement of disenfranchised grief—four design principles were derived: non-intrusive evocation control, state-adaptive dual-mode switching, social validation of nonlinear grief, and non-judgmental boundary assurance. Based on these principles, an opt-in memory-evocation mechanism, a mode-switching home interface, and a peer-witnessing and social-validation module were developed to ensure users' emotional autonomy and promote grief normalization. Through in-depth expert evaluations, the psychological buffering effects and validity of the proposed interactions were verified. This study holds significance by offering actionable design guidelines for digital mental health services that support nonlinear bereavement experiences.

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