Mobile Myanmar: The Impact of Social Media on Young People Living in Conflict-Affected Regions of Myanmar Scope The data collection period for the scoping study was limited to 15 total working days, plus a day of piloting in each location, taking the total in-field days to 17. In total, 8 FGDs and 19 KIIs were conducted in each of the two states, resulting in an overall sample of 121 FGD participants and 38 KII participants. There were 232 in-scope responses to the quantitative survey. Data Collection Methods Social media use survey The survey was a brief quantitative tool in Myanmar language, administered on paper to collect data on general social media and mobile phone usage using a range of check-box questions and Likert-type scale items (survey available in Appendix A). Focus group discussions The FGDs were organised in neutral locations to ensure several hours of uninterrupted time with participants. Urban location selection considerations included air-conditioning/airflow, access to tea/coffee/water and light snacks, proximity to easy lunch options, distance from loudspeakers, wooden over metal roofing (if possible) in case of rain, and access to toilets. FGD participants were divided by either gender or age cohorts where possible. The FGDs followed the same general outline, covering the seven areas of interest detailed above (the FGD guide is available in Appendix B). All FGDs were conducted in Myanmar language and facilitated by one of the Research Associates, while the other Research Associate took notes (the Research Associates alternated these tasks between sessions, dictated by the gender break-down of the FGD and/or KII participants). All notes and verbatim quotes were later translated into English by the notetaker. Where necessary, SC-Myanmar staff were available during the FGDs and KIIs to provide translation between local language (Rohingya and/or Kayah/Kayan local languages) and Myanmar language. Key informant interviews The KIIs were conducted to validate the FGD findings, produce detailed responses to address the seven areas of interest and help identify any programmes/activities within the community designed to improve digital and media literacy skills. The KIIs were also an opportunity to speak to parents and other adults about their perspectives on young people’s social media usage. The KIIs followed a similar general outline to the FGDs, but without activities and with more detailed questions (the KII guide is available in Appendix C). All KIIs were conducted in Myanmar language and facilitated by one of the Research Associates, while the other Research Associate took notes (the Research Associates alternated these tasks between sessions). All notes and verbatim quotes were later translated into English by the notetaker. Data analysis A simple content analysis was performed to analyse responses to all FGD and KII qualitative questions, which were collated by the Academic Lead from the translated field notes into Microsoft Excel. Demographic information was also collated for each response to allow for analysis within and between age, gender, ethnic and religious groupings. Each response was read and assigned an open code that summarised the key idea in their initial response (Elo & Kyngäs, 2008; Hsieh & Shannon, 2005). Similar codes were grouped under themes. Krestina led the coding and analysis of the FGD results (double-coded by Brad), while Brad led the coding and analysis of the KII results (double-coded by Andrew). Any disagreements were resolved by consensus (Krippendorff, 2004). Quantitative analysis of the survey data was conducted using SPSS. 34