Table 4 Topic model for Instagram posts during the sustained social-distancing period.
# | Theme | Topic | Topic proportion | Affiliated tokens—examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Self-care strategies | Efforts for prevention and disinfection | 0.14 | Mask; washing hands; virus; hand sanitizer |
Resources for maintaining daily well-being | 0.08 | Self-esteem; government grants; confidence; stories | ||
Health care and dieting behaviors | 0.05 | Diet; salad; power walk; sports | ||
2 | Fear of COVID-19’s re-proliferation and worries about children’s education | Concerns for child-rearing and providing of education | 0.1 | Mask; preschool; online; nursery; working mom |
Individual misbehaviors that contributed to the spread of COVID-19 and concerns for human rights | 0.06 | Itaewon; karaoke; Shincheonji church; “sexual minority” | ||
3 | Recognition of external support | Medical personnel’s commitment | 0.09 | Medical staff; thanks; campaign; cheer up |
Responses from the government and experts | 0.06 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Seoul Metropolitan Area | ||
4 | Recuperation from intense social distancing | Activities for mood improvement | 0.08 | drama; staying inside one’s room; lunch box; concert; camping |
Partial recuperation of everyday lives | 0.06 | Cats; dogs; library; swimming pool | ||
5 | Daily life management during the sustained social-distancing period | Daily lives | 0.08 | Office workers; cheer up; illustration drawing; drive |
Family events and traveling | 0.07 | Children’s day; grandmother; first-birthday party; picnic | ||
Weekends | 0.061 | Jump rope; drive; catholic church; beach | ||
Anniversaries | 0.059 | Jeju island; parents’ day; bicycle; teacher’s day |
