Introduction
Methods
Sample
Assessment
Voice-hearing
Predictor variables
Variables | Questions |
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Experience of trauma | Have you experienced any of the following events? A disaster or serious accident Violence from an adult, like being beaten, had your hair pulled or the like Seen or heard that someone you care about has been exposed to violence from an adult Unwanted sexual acts |
Experience of bullying | How often have you been bullied at school the last months? |
Illicit drug use | Have you ever tried hashish, marihuana or other narcotic substances? |
Self-harm | Have you ever deliberately taken an overdose (e.g. of pills or other medication) or tried to harm yourself in some other way (such as cut yourself)? |
Anxiety | I get really frightened for no reason at all |
School grades | Mean grades from school records, not including gymnastics, 1-–6, 6 highest grade |
Days absent from school | How many days have you been absent from school the last month? |
Experience of self-worth | I felt I was no good any more I hated myself I was a bad person I felt lonely I thought nobody really loved me I thought I could never be as good as other kids I did everything wrong |
Family support | I reach my goals if I work hard I am satisfied with my life until now In my family we agree on what is important in life I am happy together with my family I always have someone who can help me when I need it My family has a positive outlook even if something very sad happens In my family, we support each other In my family we like to do things together I have some close friends/family members who appreciate my personal characteristics |
Distractibility | How often do you have trouble wrapping up the final details of a project, once the challenging parts have been done? How often do you have difficulty getting things in order when you have to do a task that requires organization? How often do you have difficulty keeping your attention when you are doing boring or repetitive work? How often do you have difficulty concentrating on what people say to you, even when they are speaking to you directly? I am easily distracted, I find it difficult to concentrate I finish the work I’m doing. My attention is good I found it hard to think properly or concentrate |
Social functioning | Do you find it difficult to socialize with, or to get in touch with people, especially people your own age? Do you prefer to be alone rather than being together with other people? Do you have difficulties perceiving social cues? I easily find new friends I am good at talking to new people |
Dysregulation of activation | How often do you feel overly active and compelled to do things, like you were driven by a motor? How often do you feel restless or fidgety? How often do you find yourself talking too much when you are in social situations? I am restless, I cannot stay still for long I am easily distracted, I find it difficult to concentrate I was very restless |
Self-efficacy | I feel that I am skillful My belief in myself gets me through difficult times In adversity I tend to find something that makes me grow as a person |
Affective symptoms | I felt miserable or unhappy I didn’t enjoy anything at all I felt so tired I just sat around and did nothing I felt I was no good any more I cried a lot I found it hard to think properly or concentrate I felt lonely |
Statistics
Results
Descriptive results
Variables | % |
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Experience of bullying | |
Not bullied | 91.4 |
Occasionally | 5.0 |
2–3 times a month | 1.1 |
Weekly | 0.5 |
Several times a week | 0.7 |
Self-harm | |
No | 89.5 |
Once | 4.7 |
Several times | 5.8 |
Anxiety | |
Not true or hardly ever true | 84.2 |
Somewhat true or sometimes true | 12.1 |
Very true or often true | 3.7 |
Illicit drug use | |
Yes, have tried | 11.5 |
Variables | Mean | SD |
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Experience of trauma | 0.76 | 1.35 |
Days absent from school | 4.25 | 5.35 |
School grades | 3.83 | 0.81 |
Experience of self-worth | 0.00 | 0.41 |
Family support | 0.00 | 0.73 |
Distractibility | 0.00 | 0.59 |
Social functioning | 0.00 | 0.31 |
Dysregulation of activation | 0.00 | 0.80 |
Self-efficacy | 0.00 | 0.89 |
Affective symptoms | 0.00 | 0.54 |
Prediction of voice-hearing
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Predictors of |
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Voice-hearing | ||||||||||
Experience of bullying | − 0.00 | 0.992 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 1.15 | − 0.01 | 0.876 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 1.13 |
Experience of trauma* | 0.08 | 0.002 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.15 | 0.06 | 0.019 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.12 |
School absence (days) | 0.01 | 0.250 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.01 | 0.295 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.02 |
School grades* | 0.21 | <0.001 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 1.37 | 0.19 | < 0.001 | 1.22 | 1.11 | 1.34 |
Negative Self-worth | 0.22 | 0.189 | 1.24 | 0.90 | 1.71 | 0.19 | 0.226 | 1.21 | 0.89 | 1.64 |
Family support | − 0.02 | 0.818 | 0.98 | 0.84 | 1.15 | − 0.01 | 0.930 | 0.99 | 0.86 | 1.15 |
Distractibility* | 0.56 | <0.001 | 1.74 | 1.43 | 2.13 | 0.53 | <0.001 | 1.70 | 1.40 | 2.05 |
Social dysfunction* | 0.45 | 0.009 | 1.57 | 1.12 | 2.21 | 0.45 | 0.007 | 1.56 | 1.13 | 2.17 |
Dysregulation | 0.09 | 0.165 | 1.09 | 0.96 | 1.23 | 0.09 | 0.135 | 1.10 | 0.97 | 1.23 |
Self-efficacy | 0.10 | 0.208 | 1.11 | 0.94 | 1.30 | 0.10 | 0.209 | 1.11 | 0.95 | 1.29 |
Affective symptoms* | 0.26 | 0.048 | 1.29 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 0.30 | 0.017 | 1.34 | 1.05 | 1.72 |
Self-harm | 0.05 | 0.525 | 1.05 | 0.91 | 1.21 | 0.07 | 0.342 | 1.07 | 0.93 | 1.22 |
Anxiety | 0.14 | 0.055 | 1.15 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 0.14 | 0.057 | 1.15 | 1.00 | 1.32 |
Illicit drug | 0.07 | 0.522 | 1.08 | 0.86 | 1.34 | 0.09 | 0.403 | 1.09 | 0.89 | 1.34 |
Gender* | 0.31 | < 0.001 | 1.36 | 1.16 | 1.59 | 0.30 | < 0.001 | 1.35 | 1.17 | 1.57 |
Age* | − 0.11 | 0.008 | 0.89 | 0.82 | 0.97 | − 0.10 | 0.001 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 0.96 |
Distressed voice-hearing | ||||||||||
Experience of bullying* | 0.22 | 0.005 | 1.24 | 1.07 | 1.45 | 0.20 | 0.007 | 1.23 | 1.06 | 1.42 |
Experience of trauma* | 0.10 | 0.004 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.19 | 0.10 | 0.004 | 1.10 | 1.03 | 1.18 |
School absence (days) | 0.00 | 0.741 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.00 | 0.687 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
School grades | 0.01 | 0.902 | 1.01 | 0.87 | 1.17 | −0.04 | 0.594 | 0.96 | 0.83 | 1.11 |
Negative self-worth* | 1.06 | <0.001 | 2.89 | 1.83 | 4.57 | 0.98 | <0.001 | 2.66 | 1.73 | 4.10 |
Family support* | − 0.32 | 0.006 | 0.73 | 0.58 | 0.91 | − 0.30 | 0.007 | 0.74 | 0.60 | 0.92 |
Distractibility* | 0.47 | 0.002 | 1.60 | 1.18 | 2.17 | 0.42 | 0.004 | 1.53 | 1.14 | 2.04 |
Social dysfunction | 0.35 | 0.182 | 1.42 | 0.85 | 2.37 | 0.34 | 0.172 | 1.41 | 0.86 | 2.31 |
Dysregulation* | 0.22 | 0.024 | 1.25 | 1.03 | 1.51 | 0.25 | 0.007 | 1.29 | 1.07 | 1.54 |
Self-efficacy* | 0.41 | 0.001 | 1.50 | 1.17 | 1.92 | 0.37 | 0.002 | 1.45 | 1.15 | 1.83 |
Affective symptoms | − 0.14 | 0.470 | 0.87 | 0.58 | 1.28 | − 0.07 | 0.697 | 0.93 | 0.64 | 1.35 |
Self-harm* | 0.26 | 0.004 | 1.29 | 1.08 | 1.54 | 0.26 | 0.002 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 1.53 |
Anxiety* | 0.57 | < 0.001 | 1.76 | 1.47 | 2.11 | 0.57 | < 0.001 | 1.77 | 1.49 | 2.10 |
Illicit drug | 0.14 | 0.397 | 1.15 | 0.84 | 1.57 | 0.20 | 0.178 | 1.22 | 0.91 | 1.63 |
Gender | 0.19 | 0.125 | 1.21 | 0.95 | 1.56 | 0.17 | 0.163 | 1.18 | 0.93 | 1.50 |
Age* | − 0.16 | 0.021 | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.98 | − 0.11 | 0.017 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.98 |
R
2a
| 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.12 |