Interview excerpt (shortened),Applied code(s),Dimension (Emotion / Context / Motivation),Link to logbook behaviour (explicit/implicit)
"“[W]hen I’m working… whenever I’m bored… just like, check on Instagram.”",Bored/restless,Emotion,Implicit: matches “bored-at-work” affect leading to Instagram opening.
"“[W]hen I’m working… whenever I’m bored… just like, check on Instagram.”",Workplace,Context,Explicit: restaurant/student job setting = workplace-use pattern.
"“[W]hen I’m working… whenever I’m bored… just like, check on Instagram.”",Kill time / waiting filler; Habitual check (autopilot),Motivation,Implicit: boredom-led filler + reflexive opening.
“When I’m on a walk… I also just use Instagram to clear my mind…”,Stress/overwhelmed,Emotion,Implicit: “clear my mind” suggests regulation from mental load (even if not labelled “stressed”).
“When I’m on a walk… I also just use Instagram to clear my mind…”,Outdoor public space,Context,Explicit: app use during walking/outdoors.
“When I’m on a walk… I also just use Instagram to clear my mind…”,Mood regulation / comfort-scroll,Motivation,Explicit: stated purpose is to “clear my mind.”
“I’m always on Instagram… whenever I’m… bored… I need a distraction.”,Bored/restless,Emotion,Explicit: boredom as trigger state.
“I’m always on Instagram… whenever I’m… bored… I need a distraction.”,Habitual check (autopilot),Motivation,Explicit: “always” signals routinised default opening.
“I’m always on Instagram… bored… I need a distraction.”,Entertainment/distraction,Motivation,Explicit: distraction framed as primary aim.
“[Banking]… when I need to check… my financial status…”,Curious/cautious,Emotion,Implicit: checking “status” often carries a careful/monitoring stance.
“[Banking]… when I need to check… my financial status…”,Reassurance check (finance),Motivation,Implicit: status-checking functions as reassurance even if not described as “worried.”
“Sometimes… I’m in class… I just check the investment part… to… understand it… apply… in class.”,Curious/cautious,Emotion,Explicit: “understand it… apply” = cautious/learning-oriented.
“Sometimes… I’m in class… I just check the investment part…”,Lecture setting,Context,Explicit: in-class banking use.
“I just check the investment part… to… understand… apply what I see in class.”,Information seeking/learning; Investment monitoring/management,Motivation,Explicit: learning + investment feature use.
“Sometimes I just… delete the whole app because I… don’t really respect the time limit…”,Self-critical/annoyed at self,Emotion,Implicit: self-judgment about inability to stick to limits.
“I try to do that… when exams are coming up… when I really need to focus or study.”,Stress/overwhelmed,Emotion,Implicit: exam pressure/focus need aligns with overload strain.
“I noticed… I’m always on Instagram whenever… I’m waiting for the metros… train… tram… my first reflex… check Instagram…”,Commute/transit; Queue/waiting,Context,Explicit: waiting/transit micro-moments as core setting.
“…my first reflex will be to just check Instagram…”,Habitual check (autopilot),Motivation,Explicit: “first reflex” = autopilot.
“…whenever I’m… waiting… [and] bored…”,Bored/restless,Emotion,Explicit: boredom + waiting as affective trigger.
“…whenever I’m… waiting…”,Kill time / waiting filler,Motivation,Explicit: waiting-time filler behaviour.
“[Banking]… maybe during lunch time I will use it…”,In-between class break; Café/third space,Context,Implicit: lunch-window pattern (campus/third-space).
"“…because of my student job… if I want to check… if I got paid, I will check… regularly…”",Verify payment/transaction,Motivation,Explicit: pay-status checking.
“Instagram at the library… on a study break… I will open… Instagram first…”,Study space,Context,Explicit: library/study-break setting.
“…on a study break… I will open… Instagram first…”,Reward after effort; Procrastination/avoidance,Motivation,Implicit: framed as “break” (reward) but also a patterned default “first” action that can slide into avoidance.
“…if I get a notification… from… the investment part… then I would just… [open it]”,Triggered by notification/tag,Context,Explicit: notification-triggered opening.
“…notification… from… the investment part…”,Investment monitoring/management,Motivation,Explicit: investment alerts prompt checking.
“If I’m… scrolling… and I see… something… I want to buy… I… check… my bank… see if I can afford it… or… wait…”,App-switch sequence,Context,Explicit: direct Instagram → banking switch.
“…see if I can afford it… or… wait before buying it.”,Decision support (purchase/plan); Self-control / limit-setting; Reassurance check (finance),Motivation,Explicit: affordability decision + delaying/resisting purchase + reassurance.
“…see if I can afford it…”,Money anxiety; Curious/cautious,Emotion,Implicit: affordability-checking often carries cautious financial unease.
“It’s mostly… advertisement… the algorithm… clothing…”,Ad-triggered interest/action,Motivation,Explicit: paid ads prompt purchase consideration.
“I’m not really on the mobile banking app… during the weekend… no reason… but… weekend… scrolling on Instagram… long period of time.”,Home downtime,Context,Explicit: weekend-at-home context.
“…weekend… scrolling on Instagram… long period of time.”,Entertainment/distraction,Motivation,Explicit: extended leisure scrolling.
"“…if I’m at home… I won’t… study… So if I’m extremely… bored, I’ll just go on Instagram.”",Bored/restless,Emotion,Explicit: “extremely bored.”
“…if I’m at home… I won’t… study… [so] I’ll just go on Instagram.”,Home downtime,Context,Explicit: home weekend study-block context.
“…I’ll just go on Instagram.”,Procrastination/avoidance; Entertainment/distraction,Motivation,Explicit: avoidance of studying + boredom relief.
“Whenever I’m… overwhelmed… I… go on Instagram… entertained and distracted… short period…”,Stress/overwhelmed,Emotion,Explicit: overwhelmed as pre-state.
“…entertained and distracted…”,Entertainment/distraction; Mood regulation / comfort-scroll,Motivation,Explicit: distraction + self-management aim.
“But then afterwards… not productive… I just wasted my time…”,Guilty (time/procrastination),Emotion,Explicit: wasted-time self-judgment.
“If… I feel a bit sad or anxious… I just watch some reels… sad post… even sadder after”,Depressed/low mood; Ambivalent (mixed),Emotion,Explicit/Implicit: seeking relief but worsening mood = mixed affect + low mood outcome.
“[Banking]… I would say that I’m pretty neutral… indifferent…”,Neutral/flat,Emotion,Explicit: neutral affect tied to banking use.
“82 minutes a day… is quite a lot… exams coming up… I will… try to lower that number…”,Guilty (time/procrastination); Self-critical/annoyed at self,Emotion,Implicit: concern + self-judgment about time spent.
“…try to lower that number…”,Self-control / limit-setting,Motivation,Implicit: intent to constrain behaviour (even if your codebook examples are finance-oriented).
“…most of the time I’m alone when I’m on Instagram… when I’m with my friends… I’m present… don’t have the urge…”,Social co-present,Context,Explicit: co-presence suppresses checking; solitude aligns with use.
“…most of the time I’m alone when I’m on Instagram…”,Habitual check (autopilot),Motivation,Implicit: solitary autopilot pattern (less socially driven).