Funding for this research was provided by:
Australian Research Council (DE210101107)
Article History
Received: 19 May 2020
Accepted: 4 March 2021
First Online: 1 April 2021
Declarations
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: The Cairnmillar Institute, Australia, Ethics Committee approved the collection of the data employed in present study (2018/11344/11330, extended via 2019/11344/11330/11361/11402). The study procedures were carried out by the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants were informed about the study, and all provided informed consent. The study was conducted in accordance with principles enunciated in the current Declaration of Helsinki and the guidelines of the Australian Research Council (ARC).Participation in the study was voluntary. There were no negative consequences for non-participation or dropping out. Participants did not receive any financial incentive to participate. All participants were informed about the study via the online Plain Language Information Statement (written form). The opportunity to ask questions was offered via email correspondence with the research team. Written informed consent (by clicking a digital button) was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.
: Authors provide consent for publication of the manuscript and the associated material.
: One of the authors, Dr. Vasileios Stavropoulos, is a member of the editorial board of this journal (<i>BMC Psychiatry</i>) The authors declare that they have no other competing interests.