Astudyofcommonexperiencesduringadolescence Questionnairepack Instructions This booklet contains a series of questionnaires.

s. Please read all of the information at the start of each questionnaire and answer ALL the questions andALLofthequestionnaires.Evenifyouarenotsureofananswer,please pick one. There are no wrong or right answers, you just have to pick the answersthatbestdescribeyou.Pleaseworkonyourown. If you decide not to participate, there are some activities at the end of this questionnairepackwhichyoucandoinstead.Ifhalfwaythroughcompleting thequestionnairesyoudecideyouwanttowithdrawyourparticipation,simply draw a line through any questionnaires you have already completed and do notcompletetheremainingquestionnaires. Thankyouverymuchfortakingpartinthisstudy.

First,pleasefillinthefollowingquestionsaboutyourself.Itwillhelpustounderstandhow differentkindsofpeoplee.g.boysorgirls,experiencedifferentthings.Ifthereareany questionsyouarenothappytoanswerthenyoucanleavethemout.Iwillnotbeableto identifyyoufromthisinformation. Gender Male Female Age 16yearsold 17yearsold 18yearsold (Pleasenoteyoushouldnottakepartinthisresearchifyouarenotagedbetween16and18 years) Ethnicity
WhiteBritish WhiteIrish WhiteOther WhiteandBlackCaribbean WhiteandBlackAfrican WhiteandAsian MixedOther Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi AsianOther BlackorBlackBritishCaribbean BlackorBlackBritishAfrican BlackorBlackBritishOther Chinese Other

Everybodyattimescanfeelembarrassed,selfconsciousorashamed.Thesequestionsare aboutsuchfeelingsiftheyhaveoccurredatanytimeinthepastyear.Therearenoright orwronganswers.Pleaseindicatetheresponsewhichappliestoyouwithatick. Moderately

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Haveyoufeltashamedofanyofyourpersonalhabits? Haveyouworriedaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofanyofyour personalhabits? Haveyoutriedtocoveruporconcealanyofyourpersonalhabits? Haveyoufeltashamedofyourmannerwithothers? Haveyouworriedaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourmanner withothers? Haveyouavoidedpeoplebecauseofyourmanner? Haveyoufeltashamedofthesortofpersonyouare? Haveyouworriedaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofthesortof personyouare? Haveyoutriedtoconcealfromothersthesortofpersonyouare? Haveyoufeltashamedofyourabilitytodothings? Haveyouworriedaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourabilityto dothings? Haveyouavoidedpeoplebecauseofyourinabilitytodothings? Doyoufeelashamedwhenyoudosomethingwrong? Haveyouworriedaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyouwhenyou dosomethingwrong? Haveyoutriedtocoveruporconcealthingsyoufeltashamedof havingdone? Haveyoufeltashamedwhenyousaidsomethingstupid? Haveyouworriedaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyouwhenyou saidsomethingstupid? Haveyouavoidedcontactwithanyonewhoknewyousaid somethingstupid? Haveyoufeltashamedwhenyoufailedatsomethingwhichwas importanttoyou? Haveyouworriedaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyouwhenyou fail? Haveyouavoidedpeoplewhohaveseenyoufail? Haveyoufeltashamedofyourbodyoranypartofit? Haveyouworriedaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyour appearance? Haveyouavoidedlookingatyourselfinthemirror? Haveyouwantedtohideorconcealyoubodyoranypartofit?

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Thesequestionsareabouthowpeoplethinkothersseethem.Belowisalistofstatements describingfeelingsorexperiencesabouthowyoumayfeelotherpeopleseeyou.Readeach statement carefully and tick a box to indicate how often you find yourself feeling or experiencingwhatisdescribedinthestatement. Almostalways Sometimes Frequently Seldom

Ifeelotherpeopleseemeasnotgoodenough Ithinkthatotherpeoplelookdownonme Otherpeopleputmedownalot Ifeelinsecureaboutothersopinionsofme Otherpeopleseemeasnotmeasuringuptothem Otherpeopleseemeassmallandinsignificant Otherpeopleseemeassomehowdefectiveasaperson Peopleseemeasunimportantcomparedtoothers Otherpeoplelookformyfaults

Peopleseemeasstrivingforperfectionbutbeingunabletoreach myownstandards Ithinkothersareabletoseemydefects OthersarecriticalorpunishingwhenImakeamistake PeopledistancethemselvesfrommewhenImakemistakes Otherpeoplealwaysremembermymistakes Othersseemeasfragile Othersseemeasemptyandunfulfilled Othersthinkthereissomethingmissinginme OtherpeoplethinkIhavelostcontrolovermybodyandfeelings

Never

Inthefollowingsetofquestionsyouwillbeaskedtothinkaboutanexperienceinthepast whichyouhavefounddifficult.Pleasechooseanexperiencefromtheoptionsbelowandput atickintheappropriatebox.Alternativelyyoumaychooseanotherexperienceanddescribe itbrieflyinthespaceprovidedbelow. Pleasechooseonlyoneexperienceandindicateyourchoiceclearly. Parentsdivorceorseparation Bullying

Lowacademicachievementatschool Poorperformanceinsportingactivities Other (pleasedescribebrieflybelow)

................................................................................................................................... Approximatelyhowlongagodidyouhavethisexperience?.................................................

Thefollowingquestionsareallabouthowyoufeelnowabouttheexperienceyouchoseon thepreviouspagenowbutinrelationtothreegroupsofpeople. First,pleasethinkaboutyourparents.Pleaseindicatehowmucheachstatementappliesto yourcurrentfeelingsbycirclinganumber.0meansthestatementdoesnotapplytoyour feelingsatalland5meansitappliescompletely. Notatall Completely 5 5 5 5 Completely 5 5 5 5 Completely 5 5 5 5

Ifeelashamedbecauseofwhathappened Ifeellikeafailure Ifeelsmall

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Iwanttohide

Nowpleasethinkaboutotherfamilymembers(e.g.brothers,sisters,aunts,uncles, cousins).Pleaseindicatehowmucheachstatementappliestoyourcurrentfeelings. Notatall

Ifeelashamedbecauseofwhathappened Ifeellikeafailure Ifeelsmall

0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2

3 3 3 3

4 4 4 4

Iwanttohide

Nowpleasethinkaboutyourfriends.Pleaseindicatehowmucheachstatementappliesto yourcurrentfeelings. Notatall

Ifeelashamedbecauseofwhathappened Ifeellikeafailure Ifeelsmall

0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2

3 3 3 3

4 4 4 4

Iwanttohide

Belowisalistofdifficultiespeoplesometimehaveafterstressfullifeevents.Pleaseread eachitemandindicatehowdistressingeachdifficultyhasbeenforyouduringthepast sevendayswithrespecttotheexperienceyouhavechosentothinkabout.Howmuchwere youdistressorbotheredbythesedifficulties?

Moderately

Quiteabit

Anyreminderbroughtbackfeelingsaboutit Ihadtroublestayingasleep Otherthingskeptmakingmethinkaboutit Ifeltirritableandangry

IavoidedlettingmyselfgetupsetwhenIthoughtaboutitor wasremindedofit IthoughtaboutitwhenIdidntmeanto Ifeltasifithadnthappenedorwasntreal Istayedawayfromremindersaboutit Picturespoppedintomymind Iwasjumpyandeasilystartled Itriednottothinkaboutit IwasawarethatIstillhadalotoffeelings aboutit,butIdidn'tdealwiththem Myfeelingsaboutitwerekindofnumb. IfoundmyselfactingorfeelinglikeIwas backatthattime Ihadtroublefallingasleep Ihadwavesofstrongfeelingsaboutit Itriedtoremoveitfrommymemory Ihadtroubleconcentrating Remindersofitcausedmetohavephysicalreactions,such assweating,troublebreathing,nausea,orapounding heart Ihaddreamsaboutit Ifeltwatchfulandonguard Itriednottotalkaboutit

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Peoplethinkanddomanydifferentthingswhentheyfeelsad,blue,ordepressed.Please putatickinoneoftheboxesbelowtoindicatehowoftenyouthinkordoeachthing whenyoufeeldown,sad,ordepressed.Pleaseindicatewhatyougenerallydo,notwhatyou thinkyoushoulddo. Almostalways Almostnever Sometimes

ThinkWhatamIdoingtodeservethis? Analyserecenteventstotrytounderstandwhyyoufeeldepressed ThinkWhydoIalwaysreactthisway? Goawaybyyourselfandthinkaboutwhyyoufeelthisway Writedownwhatyouarethinkingandanalyseit Thinkaboutarecentsituation,wishingithadgonebetter ThinkWhydoIhaveproblemsotherpeopledonthave? ThinkWhycantIhandlethingsbetter? Analyseyourpersonalitytotrytounderstandwhyyoufeeldepressed Gosomeplacealonetothinkaboutyourfeelings

Rarely

Below are a series of statements which describe how people act and feel about certain situationswhentheyarewithpeopleintheirownyearatschool.

WhenIamwithpeopleinmyownyear.. IagreethatIamwrong,evenwhenIknowthatIwasnot wrong Idothingsbecauseotherpeoplearedoingthem,rather thanbecauseIwantto Iletotherscriticisemeorputmedownwithoutdefending myself IplaywithothersevenifIdonotwantto IfItrytospeakandotherstakeover,Ijustshutup WhenImakealittlemistakeandwanttoapologise,Isay sorrymorethanonce IstopmyselffromtellingotherswhenIamangrywith them Atparties,Iletotherstalkalotanddominatethe conversation Ifeeluncomfortablewhenpeoplelookstraightatme whentheyaretalking Isaythankyouoverandoveragainwhensomeonedoesa smallfavourforme Iavoidstartingconversationsatparties Iblush(gored)whenpeoplelookatme

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Always

Mostly

Rarely

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 We would like you to tell us how you feel about yourself compared to your friends. Here is an example: Comparedtoyourfriendshowtalldoyouthinkyouare? Forexample: Smaller 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Taller

Inthisexample,ifIthoughtIwassmallerthanmyfriends,Iwouldcircleanumbertotheleftofthe scale.However,ifIthoughtIwastallerthanmyfriends,Iwouldcircleanumberattherightofthe scale. 1.Comparedtoyourfriends,howshydoyoufeel? Lessshy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Moreshy

2.Comparedtoyourfriends,howcleverdoyoufeel? Lessclever 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Moreclever

3.Comparedtoyourfriends,howpopulardoyoufeel? Lesspopular 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Morepopular

4.Comparedtoyourfriends,howdifferentdoyoufeel? Lessdifferent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Moredifferent

5.Comparedtoyourfriends,howattractivedoyoufeel? Lessattractive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Moreattractive

6.Comparedtoyourfriends,howstrongdoyoufeel? Lessstrong 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Morestrong

7.Comparedtoyourfriends,howaccepteddoyoufeel? Lessaccepted 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Moreaccepted

8.Comparedtoyourfriends,howquietdoyoufeel? Lessquiet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Morequiet

Belowisalistofsomeofthewaysyoumayhavefeltorbehaved.Pleaseindicatehowoften youhavefeltthiswayduringthepastweekbytickingtheappropriatespace.Usethe followingresponseitemswhichcorrespondtothenumbersineachbox: 1Rarelyornoneofthetime(Lessthan1day) 2Someoralittleofthetime(12days) 3Occasionallyoramoderateamountofthetime(34days) 4Mostorallofthetime(57days) Iwasbotheredbythingsthatusuallydon'tbotherme Ididnotfeellikeeating;myappetitewaspoor 1 2 3 4

IfeltthatIcouldnotshakeoffthebluesevenwithhelpfrommyfamily orfriends IfeltthatIwasjustasgoodasotherpeople IhadtroublekeepingmymindonwhatIwasdoing Ifeltdepressed IfeltthateverythingIdidwasaneffort Ifelthopefulaboutthefuture Ithoughtmylifehadbeenafailure Ifeltfearful Mysleepwasrestless Iwashappy Italkedlessthanusual Ifeltlonely Peoplewereunfriendly Ienjoyedlife Ihadcryingspells Ifeltsad Ifeltthatpeopledislikedme Icouldnotget"going."

Thatistheendofthequestionnaire.Thankyouverymuchfortakingthetime tofillitin.Youranswerswillbeveryhelpful.