Table 4.

Mediation Analysis for Increases in Psychotic Experiences

Outcome	Total Effect, Estimate (SE), P Value	Putative Mediator	Direct Effect, Estimate (SE), P Value	Indirect Effect, Estimate (SE), P Value	Proportion Mediated %
SPEQ paranoia	−1.57 (0.59), .008	Anxiety	−0.26 (0.79), .747	−1.44 (0.59), .014	91.7
		Depression	0.12 (0.54), .816	−1.45 (0.42), .001	92.1
		Stress	−0.02 (0.63), .969	−1.55 (0.51), .002	98.7
		Neg self	−1.13 (0.50), .023	−0.43 (0.33), .195	27.2
		Neg other	−0.92 (0.54), .084	−0.64 (0.24), .009	40.8
		Worry	−0.86 (0.73), .238	−0.67 (0.39), .082	42.7
		Working memory	−1.51 (0.66), .022	−0.07 (0.18), .687	4.7
SPEQ hallucinations	−1.06 (0.29), <.001	Anxiety	−0.88 (0.28), .002	−0.23 (0.18), .193	22.0
		Depression	−0.89 (0.32), .005	−0.13 (0.12), .276	12.9
		Stress	−0.61 (0.22), .006	−0.46 (0.23), .045	43.4
		Neg self	−0.81 (0.27), .002	−0.27 (0.16), .094	25.4
		Neg other	−0.93 (0.28), .001	−0.14 (0.08), .071	12.7
		Worry	−0.93 (0.30), .002	−0.14 (0.12), .200	13.4
		Working memory	−1.06 (0.30), <.001	−0.01 (0.07), .912	0.7
SPEQ cognitive disorganization	−2.44 (0.40), <.001	Anxiety	−1.52 (0.41), <.001	−0.96 (0.31), .002	39.2
		Depression	−1.78 (0.40), <.001	−0.64 (0.25), .011	26.2
		Stress	−1.55 (0.40), <.001	−0.90 (0.28), .001	36.8
		Neg self	−2.05 (.38), <.001	−0.41 (.18), .026	16.8
		Neg other	−2.26 (0.37), <.001	−0.17 (0.15), .242	7.0
		Worry	−1.90 (0.36), <.001	−0.53 (0.26), .042	21.7
		Working memory	−2.40 (0.43), <.001	−0.03 (0.09), .706	1.4
SPEQ distress	−0.42 (0.14), .002	Anxiety	−0.18 (0.13), .174	−0.24 (0.12), .048	56.9
		Depression	−0.17 (0.12), .145	−0.24 (0.09), .009	57.0
		Stress	−0.20 (0.12), .080	−0.22 (0.09), .022	51.4
		Neg self	−0.27 (0.12), .020	−0.15 (0.08), .056	34.8
		Neg other	−0.37 (0.13), .005	−0.05 (0.03), .111	12.3
		Worry	−0.28 (0.12), .022	−0.14 (0.08), .082	33.3
		Working memory	−0.34 (0.14), .012	−0.08 (0.06), .162	18.4