Table 1. Research priority areas for Age of Wonder qualitative longitudinal research.

Research priority area	Related topics as identified by young people in initial co-production
Personal life	Identity – ‘who you are’, how you ‘fit’ with your peer group Expectations of future and fears of the unknown Puberty, sexuality (all ages) and sexual encounters (from age 16) Social media – ‘gone viral’ and the part it plays Body image – comparing self and others Hopes, aspirations and ambiguities (individual and community) Health and wellbeing - staying healthy Positive and negative influences on life
Social and community life	Family relations and home environment School and the community around you Role models and power of positive influence Culture shaping growing up Art and culture – civic participation, Bradford as City of Culture for 2025
Growing up with difference	Positive and adverse experiences; discrimination, poverty and surroundings, life in council estates and deprived neighbourhoods
Growing up in Bradford	Multi-ethnic encounters and growing up in diverse Bradford; racism Criminality, drugs, anti-social behaviour Living with faith or no faith; ideals of purity, spirituality and devotion in Bradford Economic practices/choices in Bradford: transitioning into workforce Environment, ecology and sustainability