THEMATIC ANALYSIS TRANSCRIPT

1. THEME 4: GUILT

1.1. “I do feel a bit ashamed that I took part in that”

1.2. “I feel pretty disappointed in myself really”

1.3. I know I didn’t but I realise now that you need to stop and think about what you are doing sometimes”

2. THEME 3: HURTFUL HUMOUR/EXCUSE TO CYBERBULLY

2.1. “sometimes just starts out as a bit of a joke then somebody takes it too far”

2.2. “everybody thought it was funny to post photos of that guy”

2.3. “wasn’t a big deal it was just a bit of fun, just a bit of harmless teasing”

2.4. “I wasn’t involved but I could see the funny side”

3. THEME 1: SOCIAL EXCLUSION

3.1. "if a whole bunch of people are piling onto someone they don’t know well”

3.2. “…basically stopped going on Facebook”

4. THEME 2: ONGOING ANXIETY/TRAUMA

4.1. “I still don’t think she is over it really”

4.2. “I still shudder when I think about it”

4.3. “people were sharing photos of him eating all the time”

4.4. “I can see that it can be tricky to sort out, or to know what to do”