Abstract:This dissertation develops a design framework for friendship-supportive youth social media. I conducted a qualitative meta-analysis across my formative, case-study, and co-design work with teens and young adults, synthesizing recurring design themes into three pillars: social understanding (legible norms, intentions, trust, reciprocity, and accountability), placeness (spatial and embodied affordances that make online interaction feel inhabitable), and identity alignment (authentic expression that remains current, plural, and interpretable). The framework is grounded in interpersonal, developmental, and sociotechnical theory, but its contribution is design-oriented: it translates broader accounts of friendship and social development into the specific ways social media platforms can shape youth friendship building. I initially validate parts of this framework through WhoamI Today (WIT), a platform deployed with 99 youth across the United States and Korea. My proposed work extends this validation through a follow-up deployment while refining the framework as a roadmap for cumulative design research on youth social media.
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