Theory, Research and Practice
Table 3 Themes of coded qualitative data
From: Promoting Positive Affect through Smartphone Photography
Condition | Themes | Number |
|---|---|---|
Selfie | Changed mood, due to feeling more confident, comfortable, or creative in smiles | 5 |
| Â | Constraints: brought more stress; inconvenient; repetitive smiles became boring | 4 |
Personal | Became more mindful, reflective and appreciative | 9 |
| Â | Became aware that things around them served as important sources of happiness | 5 |
Other | Receiving responses from the recipients of the photos made participants happy | 7 |
| Â | Helped the participants communicate their current situation | 6 |
| Â | Took photos of things that embedded shared memories | 4 |
| Â | Connecting with strong ties reduced their stress | 6 |