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Appendix B. Raw Data
Appendix Table A. Operationalization of Variables, Mean, and Standard Deviation Survey items and coding 1. Connectedness To Instagram Instagram is part of my everyday activity I am proud to tell people that I am on Instagram I feel out of touch if I haven't logged onto Instagram in a while I feel part of the Instagram community Instagram consumes a lot of my time Min. 1 1 1 Max. 10 10 10 Mean 6.3 4.2 3.5 S.D. -
1 1
10 10
3.7 3.9
2. Connectedness To Facebook
Facebook is part of my everyday activity I am proud to tell people that I am on Facebook I feel out of touch if I haven't logged onto Facebook in awhile I feel part of the Facebook community Facebook consumes a lot of my time
1 1 1
10 10 10
3.2 3.6 2.4
1 1
10 10
2.8 2.1
3. Frequency of Social Comparison
I feel that I often compare myself to others on Instagram When I am looking at other's photos, i do not frequently use it as a measure to gauge myself
4.2
3.4
4. Upwards Social Comparison 5. Downwards Social Comparison
When i see other's photos, i often think that they are having a better life than me When I see other's photos, I often think that I am doing better than them I feel that most of my photos are nicer than others on Instagram
2.7
2.7
2.3
Survey items and coding 6. Self-esteem I feel that I am a person of worth, at least on an equal plane with others I feel that I have a number of good qualities All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure. I am able to do things as well as most other people I feel I do not have much to be proud of I take a positive attitude toward myself On the whole, I am satisfied with myself I wish I could have more respect for myself I certainly feel useless at times.
Min. 1
Max. 4
Mean 3.6 3.5 2.3 3.6 2.5 3.8 3.5 2.6 3.5
S.D. -
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4