Table 3.

Results of the Lasso Regression Analysis With PEs Measured by PQ-16.

Measures at Wave 2	Predicting Variables at Wave 1	Coefficient β
Negative affect	Social stress	0.113
	Negative affect	0.240
	Loneliness	−0.255
	Peer and sibling victimization	0.029
	Threat anticipation	−0.067
	Hostility	0.005
	Phobic anxiety	0.092
	Depression	0.385
	Mother attachment insecurity	−0.110
	Catastrophizing	0.002
	Other-blame	−0.017
	Perceptual abnormalities	−0.015
Unusual thought content	Activity stress	0.038
	Negative affect	0.177
	Phobic anxiety	0.001
	Catastrophizing	0.035
	Unusual thought content	0.125
	Perceptual abnormalities	0.010
Perceptual abnormalities	Loneliness	0.109
	Child maltreatment	0.220
	Threat anticipation	0.106
	Somatization	0.028
	Hostility	0.036
	Interpersonal sensitivity	−0.102
	Catastrophizing	0.007
	Other-blame	0.026
	Perceptual abnormalities	0.276

Note: PEs, psychotic experiences; PQ-16, Prodromal Questionnaire-16. Predicting variables with higher coefficients are highlighted in bold.