Table 3.
Correlation matrix of exceptional experiences with scales depicting positive-, disorganized-, and negative-like symptoms.
| Subclinical symptoms | rs [CI 95%], p Exceptional experiences | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Odd beliefs | Anomalous perceptions | ||
| Dissociative | Hallucinatory | ||
| POSITIVE-LIKE SYMPTOMS | |||
| Paranormal beliefs | 0.69 [0.61, 0.76], 0.000 | 0.48 [0.36, 0.57], 0.000 | 0.48 [ 0.37, 0.58], 0.000 |
| Unusual perceptual experiences | 0.66 [ 0.57, 0.72], 0.000 | 0.54 [0.44, 0.63], 0.000 | 0.55 [0.45, 0.64], 0.000 |
| Ideas of reference | 0.50 [0.39, 0.59], 0.000 | 0.43 [0.31, 0.53], 0.000 | 0.35 [0.22, 0.46], 0.000 |
| Suspiciousness | 0.36 [0.23, 0.47], 0.000 | 0.31 [0.18, 0.43], 0.000 | 0.40 [0.28, 0.51], 0.000 |
| Schizotypal signs | 0.38 [0.25, 0.49], 0.000 | 0.35 [0.23, 0.47], 0.000 | 0.37 [0.25, 0.49], 0.000 |
| Schizophrenia nuclear symptoms | 0.36 [0.23, 0.47], 0.000 | 0.34 [0.21, 0.45], 0.000 | 0.34 [0.21, 0.45], 0.000 |
| DISORGANIZED-LIKE SYMPTOMS | |||
| Odd speech | 0.36 [0.24, 0.47], 0.000 | 0.21 [0.08, 0.34], 0.002 | 0.34 [0.22, 0.46], 0.000 |
| Odd behavior | 0.30 [0.17, 0.42], 0.000 | 0.33 [0.21, 0.45], 0.000 | 0.25 [0.12, 0.38], 0.000 |
| NEGATIVE-LIKE SYMPTOMS | |||
| Excessive social anxiety | 0.11 [−0.03, 0.24], 0.122 | 0.10 [−0.04, 0.23], 0.163 | 0.14 [0.00, 0.27], 0.044 |
| Constricted affect | 0.11 [−0.03, 0.24], 0.135 | 0.13 [0.00, 0.27], 0.057 | 0.18 [0.05, 0.31], 0.009 |
| No close friends | 0.05 [−0.08, 0.19], 0.444 | 0.12 [0.01, 0.26], 0.076 | 0.06 [−0.08, 0.19], 0.416 |
| Physical Anhedonia Scale | −0.12 [−0.26, 0.02], 0.083 | −0.06 [−0.20, 0.08], 0.310 | 0.00 [−0.14, 0.14], 0.979 |
rs, Spearman's rho; CI, confidence interval; p, probability. The FDR corrected (Benjamini and Hochberg, 1995) alpha levels were 0.078 (0.10, trend), 0.035 (0.05, significant), and 0.007 (0.01, highly significant). Significant correlations are in boldface, statistical trends in italics.