Interview excerpt (shortened),Applied code(s),Dimension,Link to logbook behaviour (explicit/implicit)
“transportation while going to the training or coming back… I get bored… open my phone… either Instagram…”,Bored/restless,Emotion,Implicit: commute boredom → filler use. Confirms recurring code (boredom-as-trigger).
“transportation while going to the training or coming back…”,Commute/transit,Context,Implicit: transit setting shaping low-effort checking. Confirms commute pattern.
"“I get bored, and I open my phone… look at the apps”",Kill time / waiting filler; Habitual check (autopilot),Motivation,"Implicit: time-filler opening, low deliberation. Clarifies “why” behind transit opens."
“sometimes they speak French in the car… I don’t understand… so I get bored”,Bored/restless,Emotion,Adds depth: boredom linked to social exclusion/language barrier (not always visible in logs).
“with the gym… I take the metro… might have used my Instagram”,Commute/transit; Gym workout,Context,Implicit: gym routine embedded in transit (and gym-focused lifestyle). Clarifies how sport schedule creates usage windows.
“I’m not that much of an Instagram user… I don’t share anything…”,Neutral/flat,Emotion,Complicates: self-positioning as “low user” despite later screen-time discrepancy.
"“at night, when I’m bored in my bed… watching a series… I open my Instagram… in the background”",Bored/restless,Emotion,Explicit: night boredom → background Instagram. Directly elaborates a logbook-style pattern.
“at night… bored in my bed… watching a series…”,Night-time bed scroll,Context,Explicit: bed-based use. Directly elaborates night-scroll pattern.
"“open my Instagram… in the background, and just do nothing”",Kill time / waiting filler; Entertainment/distraction,Motivation,Explicit: background filler + distraction. Clarifies the “ambient checking” mechanism.
"“then I feel guilty afterwards, because it’s just useless”",Guilty (time/procrastination),Emotion,Explicit: guilt-after-use sequence. Directly elaborates a recurring emotional arc.
“I use the banking app a lot more than I thought… open it and look at my balance… I’m just curious”,Curious/cautious,Emotion,Explicit: curiosity tone around balance-checking. Adds depth (emotion label for “checking”).
“open it and look at my balance… just curious… what’s there?”,Habitual check (autopilot),Motivation,Explicit: repetitive micro-checking without a task. Confirms habitual-check motif (banking).
"“banking… day to day… checking my balance and paying for stuff, receiving money”",Social co-present (if with friends implied later) (see next rows for explicit),Context,Implicit here (routine admin context). Main explicit context appears when describing restaurants with friends.
“I go out with my friends… eat outside… in between classes… use my banking app more on weekdays”,Social co-present; In-between class break,Context,Explicit: friend meals + class gaps. Directly elaborates weekday banking windows.
“to see if I’ve received money from my friends after the restaurant”,Verify payment/transaction; Transfer/split payment task,Motivation,Explicit: payment confirmation + peer transfers. Directly elaborates task-based banking opens.
“if I need to pay my rent or a bill… rent… not automatic”,Verify payment/transaction,Motivation,Explicit: rent-focused check. Confirms finance-verification pattern.
“No… I didn’t notice a direct switch from one app to another”,App-switch sequence (negated),Context,"Contradicts/complicates: if logs show switching episodes, interview denies noticing them. If logs don’t, it reinforces absence."
“in the last two days… felt really bad when I looked at my balance… spent a lot”,Money anxiety,Emotion,Explicit: negative affect tied to balance after spending. Directly elaborates money-related discomfort not always visible in quick logs.
“felt really bad… spent a lot of money”,Self-critical/annoyed at self (lightly implied),Emotion,"Implicit: self-evaluative discomfort after spending (if your logbook data already captured self-critique, this confirms; if not, it adds depth)."
“open the app to get entertained… then closing it… or still bored… then feeling guilty”,Entertainment/distraction; Kill time / waiting filler,Motivation,Explicit: entertainment attempt; sometimes fails → guilt. Adds depth: “didn’t even fix boredom” outcome.
“you averaged about thirty-five minutes a day on Instagram… (vs estimate)” / “I forgot the time that had passed”,Compulsive pull,Motivation,Explicit: time loss + “addictive” framing. Directly elaborates compulsive/absorbing scrolling.
“it shows me how addictive it is… I forget the time usage while just scrolling down”,Compulsive pull,Motivation,Explicit: addictive pull + time distortion. Confirms compulsive motif.
“with banking… I shouldn’t open it that much… concerning about my balance all the time”,Money anxiety,Emotion,Implicit/explicit blend: “concerning” suggests worry state tied to repeated checking. Adds depth about perceived unhealthiness of checking.
“I shouldn’t open it that much… maybe I should lower the numbers overall”,Self-control / limit-setting,Motivation,Adds depth: intention to reduce checking post-study (logs may not show this forward-looking regulation).