Table 3.
Psychotic experiences, psychological coping and quality of life as measured by the ESM
| Variable | n | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Contextual factors | ||
| Doing nothing | 148 | 19.94% |
| Home of relative/friend | 106 | 14.28% |
| Zero Interactions | 202 | 27.22% |
| One Interaction | 220 | 29.64% |
| Two or three interactions | 232 | 31.26% |
| Four or more interactions | 92 | 12.39% |
| Psychotic experiences | 168 | 22.64% |
| Auditory hallucinations | 79 | 10.64% |
| Visual hallucinations | 60 | 8.08% |
| Paranoid delusions | 21 | 2.83% |
| Mind-reading | 21 | 2.83% |
| Thought insertion | 17 | 2.29% |
| Thought broadcasting | 21 | 2.83% |
| Grandiose delusions | 19 | 2.56% |
| Total hallucinations | 93 | 12.53% |
| Total delusions | 81 | 10.91% |
| Stressful event | 125 | 16.84% |
| Experiential Acceptance | M = 4.32 | SD = 1.86 |
| Cognitive Reappraisal | M = 3.60 | SD = 2.26 |
| Quality of Life | M = 28.50 | SD = 6.85 |
| Positive affect | 515 | 69.40% |
| Relaxed | 173 | 23.31% |
| Happy | 150 | 20.21% |
| Cheerful | 81 | 10.91% |
| Satisfied | 111 | 14.95% |
| Negative affect | 147 | 19.81% |
| Down | 22 | 2.96% |
| Guilty | 15 | 2.02% |
| Anxious | 72 | 9.70% |
| Lonely | 38 | 5.12% |
| Other Affect | 84 | 11.32% |
Note. Percentages are based on total number of signals, N=742. Variables quality of life, experiential acceptance and cognitive reappraisal were continuous so means (M) and standard deviations (SD) were reported.