





Suppose you felt upset or worried about something and you wanted to talk about it. Who would you turn to first within your family?
Please tick one box only.

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1 - Not true 2 - Somewhat true 3 - Certainly true |
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I try to be nice to other people. I care about their feelings | |
I am restless, I cannot stay still for long | |
I get a lot of headaches, stomach-aches or sickness | |
I usually share with others (food, games, pens, etc.) | |
I get very angry and often lose my temper | |
I am usually on my own. I generally play alone or keep to myself | |
I usually do as I am told | |
I worry a lot | |
I am helpful if someone is hurt, upset or feeling ill | |
I am constantly fidgeting or squirming | |
I have one good friend or more | |
I fight a lot. I can make other people do what I want | |
I am often unhappy, down-hearted or tearful | |
Other people my age generally like me | |
I am easily distracted, I find it difficult to concentrate | |
I am nervous in new situations. I easily lose confidence | |
I am kind to young children | |
I am often accused of lying or cheating | |
Other children or young people pick on me or bully me | |
I often volunteer to help others (parents, teachers, children) | |
I think before I do things | |
I take things that are not mine from home, school or elsewhere | |
I get on better with adults than with people my own age | |
I have many fears, I am easily scared | |
I finish the work I'm doing |

The age young people must stay in education or training differs somewhat across the UK. What would you most like to do when you have completed your final GCSE / Standard Grade year at around age 16?




Please read the statements below and tick the box beside the statement that describes you best.


Which of the following groups do you think you belong to?
And what is your religion? If you have no religion tick "No religion".




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How often do any of your brothers or sisters do any of the following to you at home?
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1 - Never 2 - Not much (1-3 times in last 6 months) 3 - Quite a lot (more than 4 times in the last 6 months) 4 - A lot (a few times every week) |
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Hit, kick, or push you | |
Take your belongings | |
Call you nasty names | |
Make fun of you |
How often do you do any of the following to your brothers or sisters at home?
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1 - Never 2 - Not much (1-3 times in last 6 months) 3 - Quite a lot (more than 4 times in the last 6 months) 4 - A lot (a few times every week) |
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Hit, kick, or push them | |
Take their belongings | |
Call them nasty names | |
Make fun of them |
Now for some questions about how you see yourself as a person. For each item, please tick the box for Not True, Somewhat True or Certainly True. It would help us if you answered all items as best you can even if you aren't absolutely certain. Please give your answers on the basis of how things have been for you over the last six months.
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1 - Not true 2 - Somewhat true 3 - Certainly true |
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I try to be nice to other people. I care about their feelings | |
I am restless, I cannot stay still for long | |
I get a lot of headaches, stomach-aches or sickness | |
I usually share with others (food, games, pens, etc.) | |
I get very angry and often lose my temper | |
I am usually on my own. I generally play alone or keep to myself | |
I usually do as I am told | |
I worry a lot | |
I am helpful if someone is hurt, upset or feeling ill | |
I am constantly fidgeting or squirming | |
I have one good friend or more | |
I fight a lot. I can make other people do what I want | |
I am often unhappy, down-hearted or tearful | |
Other people my age generally like me | |
I am easily distracted, I find it difficult to concentrate | |
I am nervous in new situations. I easily lose confidence | |
I am kind to young children | |
I am often accused of lying or cheating | |
Other children or young people pick on me or bully me | |
I often volunteer to help others (parents, teachers, children) | |
I think before I do things | |
I take things that are not mine from home, school or elsewhere | |
I get on better with adults than with people my own age | |
I have many fears, I am easily scared | |
I finish the work I'm doing |
The next few questions are about how you feel about different aspects of your life. The faces express various types of feelings. Below each face is a number where '1' is completely happy and '7' is not at all happy. Please tick the box which comes closest to expressing how you feel about each of the following things...
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1 - 1 2 - 2 3 - 3 4 - 4 5 - 5 6 - 6 7 - 7 |
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Your school work? | |
Your appearance? | |
Your family? | |
Your friends? | |
The school you go to? | |
Which best describes how you feel about your life as a whole? |
Wave 5 Youth Self-Completion Questionnaire – Great Britain