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Table 1 Search terms

From: Children and youth’s perceptions of mental health—a scoping review of qualitative studies

Search Terms

Block 1:Target group:

adolescent* OR schoolchild* OR child* OR young OR student*

Block 2: Mental health: mental health OR wellbeing OR psychosomatic OR depression OR anxiety OR mental ill-health OR resilience OR coping strateg* OR stress OR distress OR sleepiness OR psychosocial problem* OR internalizing OR externalizing OR mood OR recreation OR self-esteem OR quality of life OR life satisfaction OR positive affect OR mindfulness OR self-efficacy OR psychological health OR life skill*

Block 3: perception* OR think* OR talk* OR understanding OR perspective* OR attitude*

Block 4: Methods: Personal Narratives OR qualitative OR interview* OR focus groups OR thematic analysis