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Linceviciute, Skaiste https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2618-4747
Ambrosio, Leire https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9450-7210
Baldwin, David S. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3343-0907
Portillo, Mari Carmen https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1583-6612
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Received: 13 March 2025
Accepted: 11 August 2025
First Online: 19 November 2025
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: Ethical approval was granted by the Ethics Committee at the University of Southampton (ERGO 79635). All participants were informed about the study, including study’s aims and reasons for doing the research, process for data collection and procedures for maintaining participants’ anonymity and confidentiality. All participants signed a written informed consent before participating in the study. All research was carried out in accordance to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Names of people were pseudonymised to preserve their anonymity, and other identifiable information such as names of locations were removed. All study related data were stored securely in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018) and procedures implemented by the University of Southampton.
: All participants in the study have consented to their quotes being published but not directly identified to them.
: DSB is a Medical Patron of Anxiety UK, which is a mutual aid and advocacy organisation for people affected by anxiety. The remaining authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
