Table 6.

Participants’ Subjective Experience of the Praise Text Intervention

Theme	Illustrative Quotations
Praise Texts Were Encouraging	“It would encourage me to try harder and keep the momentum going of good labs.” “It gave more like a motivational type of focus.”
Praise Texts Were Reassuring	“It calmed my nerves while I was waiting for a call.” “I would stop worrying about if the labs are good or not.”
Praise Texts Were Informative	“You would be able to see your body, your health is doing alright.” “It was good to keep me updated and knowing how I’m doing.”
Praise Texts Were Easy to Receive	“Kids always have their phones so they could see them automatically.” “Well, it’s just like on your phone, you know? You wouldn’t have to download an app. They just directly message you about it.”