Table 6. Key themes from free text analysis of children’s self-reported worries.

Theme	Description	Example quotes
Theme 1: Health Anxiety
Catching virus (either themselves or loved ones)	Concerns about catching the virus, or family catching the virus. Worried about parents/grandparent dying. Sometimes participants will have just said ‘health’ or ‘family’.	“Someone dying”, “Spreading COVID-19”, “People I know getting coronavirus”
Theme 2: Mental Health
Mental health	Experiencing stress, anxiety, panic attacks, depression	“When will things go back to normal”, “When can I go out without fear”, “When this pandemic will finish or if we will ever find a cure”