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. 2022 Apr 13;6(4):e29846. doi: 10.2196/29846

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of phase 1 and phase 2 participants.

Participant group and characteristic Phase 1 Phase 2
Parents, n 7 7a

Age (years), mean (SD) 42.43 (5.68) 45.86 (9.84)

Sex (women), n (%) 6 (86) 6 (86)

Relationship with child, n (%)


Mother 6 (86) 6 (86)


Father 1 (14) 1 (14)

Ethnicity, n (%)


White British 6 (86) 5 (71)


White Irish 0 (0) 1 (14)


Other White background 1 (14) 1 (14)

Highest level of education, n (%)


School completion 0 (0) 1 (14)


Further education (eg, college and vocational course) 4 (57) 3 (43)


Higher education (undergraduate degree) 2 (29) 1 (14)


Postgraduate qualification 1 (14) 2 (29)

Employment status, n (%)


Unemployed 1 (14) 0 (0)


Part-time work 2 (29) 2 (29)


Full-time work 4 (57) 3 (43)


Retired 0 (0) 2 (29)
Children, n 4 4b

Age (years), mean (SD) 10.25 (1.26) 9.50 (0.58)

Sex (women), n (%) 2 (50) 2 (50)

Ethnicity, n (%)


White British 3 (75) 3 (75)


Mixed: White and Black African 1 (25) 1 (25)
Clinicians, n 11 8c

Age (years), mean (SD) 40.36 (9.28) 41.88 (9.42)

Sex (women), n (%) 7 (64) 4 (50)

Ethnicity, n (%)


White British 10 (91) 6 (75)


Other White background 1 (9) 2 (25)

Professional background, n (%)


Clinical psychologist 7 (64) 6 (75)


CBTd therapist 1 (9) 1 (13)


Assistant psychologist 1 (9) 0 (0)


Social worker 1 (9) 1 (13)


Child and adolescent psychiatrist 1 (9) 0 (0)

aA total of 5 parents participated in both phase 1 and phase 2.

bA total of 3 children participated in both phase 1 and phase 2.

cA total of 6 clinicians participated in both phase 1 and phase 2.

dCBT: cognitive behavioral therapy.