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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