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. 2020 Apr 23;22(4):e18558. doi: 10.2196/18558

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