Table 6.
Descriptive and comparative analysis between groups on the CIT scenarios.
| Schizophrenia patients (n = 54) | First-degree relatives (n = 43) | Healthy controls (n = 44) | Statistic | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Upset—spatial nearly happened event, n (%) | χ2 = 12.24a | 0.014 | |||
| Target counterfactual response | 20 (37.7) | 10 (23.3) | 9 (20.5) | ||
| Non-target response | 9 (17.0) | 5 (11.6) | 1 (2.3) | ||
| Same/can’t tell | 24 (45.3) | 28 (65.1) | 34 (77.3) | ||
| (2) Regret—unusual event, n (%) | χ2 = 9.60 | 0.048 | |||
| Target counterfactual response | 19 (35.8) | 26 (60.5) | 21 (47.7) | ||
| Non-target response | 20 (37.7) | 7 (16.3) | 8 (18.2) | ||
| Same/can’t tell | 14 (26.4) | 10 (23.3) | 15 (34.1) | ||
| (3) Rumination—temporal nearly happened event, n (%) | χ2 = 2.91 | 0.573 | |||
| Target counterfactual response | 27 (50.9) | 25 (58.1) | 25 (56.8) | ||
| Non-target response | 18 (34.0) | 10 (23.3) | 9 (20.5) | ||
| Same/can’t tell | 8 (15.1) | 8 (18.6) | 10 (22.7) | ||
| (4) Judgments of avoidance—unusual event, n (%) | χ2 = 12.24 | 0.036 | |||
| Target counterfactual response | 31 (58.5) | 31 (72.1) | 20 (45.5) | ||
| Non-target response | 11 (20.8) | 2 (4.7) | 7 (15.9) | ||
| Same/can’t tell | 11 (20.8) | 10 (23.3) | 17 (38.6) | ||
Comparisons across groups in the study were made using the χ2-test unless otherwise specified. aFisher’s Exact Test.