Outcomes
Anxiety, anxiety, Psychotic, hallucinations, depression, Depression
Measurement of Psychotic Experiences: PEs were measured at baseline, three-month follow-up and 12-month follow-up using a question on auditory hallucinations from the Adolescent Psychotic Symptom Screener (APSS)[Measurement of Depression: The Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI) was used as a self-reported measure of depression at all waves of the study[Measurement of Anxiety: The Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) was used as a self-reported measure of anxiety at all waves of the study[Measurement of demographics: Information was obtained at baseline assessment on the participant’s age, gender, and nationality (Irish or non-Irish). In addition, participants were asked to respond “yes” or “no” to the question “Have you, during the past 12-months, been physically attacked?”. Physical victimization is used a measure of bullying, known to be a confounder to PE rates [