Table 2.

Participant demographics and mental health status

Pseudonym	Ethnicity	Gender	Age	Frequency of engagement with arts and culture online	K10
Abi	White	Female	18–24	Daily	20–24
Nina	Asian	Female	18–24	Once a week or more	>30
Alex	White	Non-binary	18–24	Once a week or more	>30
Kate	White	Female	18–24	Only once or twice ever	>30
Jake	White	Male	18–24	Only once or twice ever	20–24
Tom	White	Male	18–24	Once a month or more	<20
Luke	White	Male	18–24	Only once or twice ever	<20
Jo	White	Non-binary	18–24	Once a week or more	>30
Jaya	Asian	Female	18–24	Once a week or more	20–24
Layla	White	Female	18–24	Daily	20–24
Mia	White	Female	18–24	Once a month or more	>30
Cara	White	Female	18–24	Once a month or more	20–24
Eve	White	Female	18–24	Only once or twice ever	>30

Asian, Asian/British, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, other; K10, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale; White, white British, Irish, other.