Table 4.

Mediation pathways.

Mediation pathway	Coefficient	p-value	Confidence interval#
			Lower	Upper
Mediation via mentalizing
Mistrust → mentalizing → paranoid distress	.223	.021*	.098	.452
Credulity → mentalizing → paranoid distress	.062	.221	-.021	.171
Trust → mentalizing → paranoid distress	-.031	.198	-.088	.008
Mediation via paranoid distress
Mistrust → paranoid distress → conspiracy mentality	-.058	.517	-.256	.094
Credulity → paranoid distress → conspiracy mentality	.092	.137	-.007	.242
Trust → paranoid distress → conspiracy mentality	.083	.014*	.025	.157

*p<.05. #Calculated via bootstrapping with 5000 repetitions.