The Pave Project Report - Queen's University Belfast

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The PAVE Project Report
Youth work
Thirty-one percent the participants (n=23) had taken part in youth work prior to A1, in
A2, 28% of the participants (n=7) used that service, while in A3, 30% of participants
(n=6) availed of it, and in A4 only 4 participants were involved with it.
Figures 95-97 show GHQ-30, BDI-II, and PDS mean scores for participants who took
part in youth work during the 3 months prior to each assessment and for those who
did not take part. Four bars at each assessment point represent data as previously in
Figure 77.
Figure 95: GHQ-30 mean scores for youth work (4 assessments)
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A1
Effectiveness Ass.
A1 not use
Eff not use
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1 (n=23) 2 (n=7) 3 (n=6) 4 (n=4)
Assessments
There were statistically significant improvements regarding general depression
between A1 and A2, and between A1 and A3 for those who took part in youth work.
However, there also were statistically significant improvements with regard to general