Links between mental health problems and future thinking from the perspective of adolescents with experience of depression and anxiety: a qualitative study

Table 3 Overview of the coding structure

Domains	Themes
The impact of mood on the future thinking capability	Varied ability and motivation
The impact of mood on the future thinking capability	Stuck in the past
The impact of mood on images, thoughts, and feelings about the future	Valence
	Vividness
	Agency
	Structure
Social influences	Social pressure and support from friends and peers
Social influences	Pressure from parents and financial hardship
Reflections on personal worries and expectations about the future	The impact of future thinking on mood
	Optimism, pessimism, and future expectations
Personal coping	Engaging in future thinking as a strategy to combat depression
Personal coping	Scientific thinking, to challenge perception with evidence

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