Table 1 Participant demographics

Age (years)

15–16

6

17–18

18

Biological sex at birth

Female

17

Male

5

Prefer not to say

2

Gender identity

Woman/girl

16

Man/boy

4

Genderqueer

1

Male-to-female transgender

1

Agender

1

Non-binary

1

Ethnic group

White

9 English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British

2 Other (Russian/Ukrainian; Jewish)

11

Asian/Asian British

1 Bangladeshi

1 Indian

2 Other (Taiwanese; Afghan)

4

Black/African/Caribbean/Black British

6 African

1 Other (no further information given)

7

Mixed/Multiple

1 White and Black African

1 White and Black Caribbean

2

Depression severity (PHQ-2)

M = 2.29 (SD = 1.73), range = 0–6