Table 1 Main categories, sub-categories and dimensions derived from the unique concerns in Assert
From: Adolescents’ mental health concerns, reported with an idiographic assessment tool
| Main category | Sub-category | Dimension |
|---|---|---|
| Self (n = 115) | Autonomy (n = 77) | Improve self-confidence/self-efficacy (n = 21) |
| Become more self-assertive (n = 17) | ||
| Be understood/believed/listened to (n = 15) | ||
| Improve self-regulation/take care of myself (n = 15) | ||
| Improve self-esteem (n = 6) | ||
| Find/understand/explore identity (n = 3) | ||
| Mental health (n = 27) | Anxiety/worrying (n = 10) | |
| Drugs/alcohol (n = 5) | ||
| Rumination (n = 4) | ||
| Depression/sadness (n = 3) | ||
| Overcome negative experiences (n = 2) | ||
| Body (n = 2) | ||
| Self-harm (n = 1) | ||
| Somatic health (n = 11) | Diet (n = 4) | |
| Exercise (n = 4) | ||
| Pain (n = 2) | ||
| Sleep (n = 1) | ||
| Relationships (n = 54) | Improve relationship to: (n = 38) | Family (n = 16) |
| Friends (n = 14) | ||
| Others (n = 7) | ||
| Feel safe from: (n = 10) | Family (n = 7) | |
| Friends (n = 1) | ||
| Others (n = 2) | ||
| Take responsibility for: (n = 6) | Family (n = 3) | |
| Others (n = 3) | ||
| Life domains (n = 56) | School (n = 40) | Better performance (n = 25) |
| Better wellbeing/motivation (n = 15) | ||
| Spare time (n = 10) | Better performance (n = 7) | |
| Better wellbeing/motivation (n = 3) | ||
| Work (n = 6) | Better performance (n = 5) | |
| Total = 225 | Total = 225 | Total = 223, missing = 2 |