Hall, Sarah http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2580-1093
Melia, Yvonne
Article History
Accepted: 27 May 2021
First Online: 10 June 2021
Declarations
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: The authors declare they have no conflict of interest.
: Ethical approval was obtained from Staffordshire University Ethics Committee. As participants were between 13 and 18 years of age, parents of those under 16 years old were given the choice to opt out their child from taking part.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Participants were informed of their right to withdraw, debriefed and signposted to sources of support where appropriate. Participants were also asked some additional questions at the end of the interview relating to risk and were told that if they disclosed any serious concerns about themselves or their friend, confidentiality would be broken and concerns passed on to the appropriate people. All participants were given a pseudonym to preserve anonymity.
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