Table 2.
Results of unpaired t-tests between individuals with and without a mental disorder.
| Variable | With MD | Without MD | t-statistic | p | Cohen’s d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M# | SD | M# | SD | ||||
| Age | 42.02 | 13.48 | 43.20 | 14.07 | .90 | .366 | .08 |
| Gender | 64/86/3 | - | 224/220/0 | - | -1.80 | .073 | .17 |
| Trust | 23.56 | 5.98 | 23.18 | 5.24 | -.76 | .449 | .07 |
| Mistrust | 16.23 | 4.76 | 14.35 | 4.27 | -4.54 | <.001*** | .43 |
| Credulity | 18.31 | 7.37 | 14.72 | 5.72 | -6.60 | <.001*** | .62 |
| Paranoid distress | 42.76 | 21.48 | 36.79 | 19.84 | -3.14 | .002** | .29 |
| Mentalizing deficit | 45.78 | 11.14 | 38.32 | 10.04 | -7.68 | <.001*** | .72 |
| Conspiracy mentality | 27.38 | 13.25 | 25.85 | 12.52 | -1.27 | .204 | .12 |
M, arithmetic mean; SD, standard deviation, MD, mental disorder. ***p<.001, **p<.01, *p<.05. #In case of the categorical variable gender, instead of the arithmetic mean, the frequency of the response categories is presented in the following order: female/male/diverse.