Table 1. Patient and control details.

	Controls	Schizophrenia	Significance
Age (years)	40.87±11.72	41.23±11.78	p = 0.936
Gender (M/F)	7/9	11/2
NART	113.57±8.30	106.55±11.92	p = 0.096
BDI	3.31±2.96	17.43±12.88	p = 0.002*
SP	30.86±10.97	45.07±12.18	p = 0.004*
RSES	24.06±5.43	16.07±7.78	p = 0.005*
PANSS_positive		13.23±2.39
PANSS_negative		12.31±5.88
PANSS_general		22.23±6.86
PANSS_total		46.69±11.92
Social distress (averaged score)	3.74±1.21	3.78±2.60	p = 0.752
Belonging	6.82±1.50	4.73±3.90	p = 0.149
Self-esteem	5.19±2.00	5.00±3.20	p = 0.922
Meaningful existence	1.17±1.96	1.74±2.96	p = 0.851
Control	1.78±1.51	3.17±3.61	p = 0.117
Manipulation check questionnaire	5.30±1.40	4.82±1.86	p = 0.839

Values are mean ± DS; NART, National Adult Reading Test; BDI, Beck depression inventory; SP, Spielberg anxiety scale; RSES, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; (*) significant difference between groups.