Northern Ireland Young Life and Times Survey

Mental Health and Self-harm

Listed below are the questions asked in the Mental Health and Self-harm module and the years in which they were asked. If you want to see how young people actually answered the questions in a particular year, you can click on the year beside every question.

  • TALKFATH: Can you talk to your father about things that really bother you? 2008 2013
  • TALKMOTH: Can you talk to your mother about things that really bother you? 2008 2013
  • TALKSIBL: Can you talk to a brother or sister about things that really bother you? 2008 2013
  • TALK_REL: Can you talk to another relative about things that really bother you? 2008 2013
  • TALKFRND: Can you talk to a friend about things that really bother you? 2008 2013
  • TALKTEAC: Can you talk to a teacher about things that really bother you? 2008 2013
  • TALKSOME: Can you talk to somebody else about things that really bother you? 2008 2013
  • WORYTALK: When you are worried or upset how often do you talk to someone? 2008 2013
  • WRYBLAME: When you are worried or upset, how often do you blame yourself? 2008 2013
  • WRYANGER: When you are worried or upset, how often do you get angry? 2008 2013
  • WORYSTAY: When you are worried or upset, how often do you stay in your room? 2008 2013
  • WRYTHINK: When you are worried or upset, how often do you think about how you dealt with similar situations? 2008 2013
  • WORRYALC: When you are worried or upset, how often do you have an alcoholic drink? 2008 2013
  • WRYWORRY: When you are worried or upset, how often do you try not to think about what worries you? 2008 2013
  • WORYSORT: When you are worried or upset, how often do you try to sort things out? 2008 2013
  • HARMLONE: Are most young people who harm themselves lonely and depressed? 2008 2013
  • HARMSPUR: Do most young people who harm themselves do it on the spur of the moment? 2008 2013
  • HARMSUIC: Are most young people who harm themselves feeling suicidal? 2008 2013
  • HARMATTN: Are most young people who harm themselves trying to get attention? 2008 2013
  • HARMPREV: Could most young people who harm themselves have been prevented from doing so? 2008 2013
  • HARMILL: Are most young people who harm themselves mentally ill? 2008 2013
  • HARMHURT: Do most young people who harm themselves feel hurt inside? 2008 2013
  • OVERDOSE: Have you thought about taking an overdose or trying to harm yourself, but not done so? 2008 2013
  • HELPQ62: Did you talk to, or try to get help from, any people or sources on the last occasion of self-harm? (Multiple Response Table) 2008 2013
  • DELIBOD: Have you ever deliberately taken an overdose or tried to harm yourself in some other way, such as cut yourself? 2008 2013
  • WHENOD: When was the last time you took an overdose or tried to harm yourself? 2008 2013
  • HOWHARM: Please describe what you did to harm yourself on that occasion. (categorised) 2008 2013
  • WHYHARM: Do any reasons help to explain why you harmed yourself (Multiple Response Table)? 2008 2013
  • TRYHELP: Did you talk or try to get help before your last incident of self-harm from any people or sources? (Multiple Response Table) 2008 2013
  • KNOWIT: Did anyone know about what you did on the last occasion of self-harm (Multiple Response Table)? 2008 2013
  • HLPAFTER: Did you try to get help afterwards for the problems that led you to harm yourself? 2008 2013
  • WHYNOHLP: Please say why you didn't try to get any help? 2008 2013
  • HOSPHELP: Did you go to hospital after you tried to harm yourself? 2008 2013
  • HELPFROM: Did you receive help from any people or sources? (Multiple Response Table) 2008 2013
  • ELSEHARM: Is there anything else you would like to say about stress, depression and self-harm? 2008 2013
  • PROFHELP: Have you in the past year had any serious problems for which you felt you needed professional help? 2008 2009 2013
  • HLP_MH1: How helpful would your FRIENDS be if you had emotional or mental health problems? 2009
  • HLP_MH2: How helpful would your FATHER be if you had emotional or mental health problems? 2009
  • HLP_MH3: How helpful would your MOTHER be if you had emotional or mental health problems? 2009
  • HLP_MH4: How helpful would your BROTHER OR SISTER be if you had emotional or mental health problems? 2009
  • HLP_MH5: How helpful would A RELIGIOUS LEADER be if you had emotional or mental health problems? 2009
  • HLP_MH6: How helpful would A LOCAL GP be if you had emotional or mental health problems? 2009
  • HLP_MH7: How helpful would A SCHOOL NURSE be if you had emotional or mental health problems? 2009
  • HLP_MH8: How helpful would A COUNCELLOR be if you had emotional or mental health problems? 2009
  • HLP_MH9: How helpful would THE INTERNET be if you had emotional or mental health problems? 2009
  • HLP_MH10: How helpful would A YOUTH GROUP be if you had emotional or mental health problems? 2009
  • HLP_MH11: How helpful would ANOTHER SOURCE be if you had emotional or mental health problems? 2009
  • PROFSUP: What professional response would be helpful to a young person with mental health problems? 2009
  • EMOPROB: Which things cause you emotional problems? 2009
  • STATEH1: Do doctors and nurses understand and respect your right to confidentiality? 2009
  • STATEH2: Do you often worry about being bullied? 2009
  • STATEH3: Are there very few services for young people with mental health problems? 2009
  • STATEH4: Is it easy to trust school nurses and health visitors when you have mental health problems? 2009
  • STATEH5: Is the voice of young people with mental health problems not heard by health professionals? 2009
  • STATEH6: Could you get help from services in an emergency if you had mental health problems? 2009
  • STATEH7: Are young people able to influence the delivery of mental health care needs? 2009
  • STATEH8: Is there no support for families who have a young person with mental health problems? 2009
  • STATEH9: Are there suitable activities and facilities for young people with mental health problems? 2009
  • STATEH10: Do you feel at times that you are no good at all? 2009
  • STATEH11: Do young people like you have difficulty talking about their own mental health issues? 2009
  • STATEH12: Are there lots of organisations that can help you if you have mental health problems? 2009

The Health module includes other questions relating to these issues.

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