Table 2.
Field correspondence: themes included on Post-it notes, but not included in full-class or focus group discussions.
Theme | Post-it note content |
Inspiration and shopping or fashion | Identify the latest in fashion A place where I find inspiration |
News and knowledge acquisition | Find out what’s going on in the world on a daily basis Source of useful information |
Social media as a sanctuary | A place where my parents can’t interfere so much A place where you can hide behind anonymity It is my identity without being judged A place where you hide how you really feel |
New life | A place where you can create a new and different life Get to know people all over the world |
Display differences in socioeconomic status | Display those who cannot afford an iPhone |
Fake news | Information can be fake |
Misunderstandings | Misunderstandings can easily arise due to lack of body language |
Monitoring others | Easy way to monitor others A place where I study others |
Stress and psychiatric problems | Can lead to loneliness, anxiety, and depression Social media kept me awake at night Social media leads to stress Feeling of being an outsider. Shows what your friends are doing without you |
Social media dependence | May be all-consuming and lead to poor self-image It is a prison that makes us slaves because it is addictive Social media creates FOMO (fear of missing out) |
Stops face-to-face communication | I spend a lot of time on Instagram. I stop talking to my friends. I’m just chatting |
Cyberbullying and harassment | Social media leads to bullying Consequence of too few likes Easier to use nasty language online Nude pictures can be spread |
Escalate body image issues and negative social comparison | Social media creates body image issues I compare myself with picture-perfect people, although I know the pictures are retouched |