Table 1.
Study 1 – sample characteristics.
| Paranoia |
Anxiety |
HC |
Group comparisons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 30) | (n = 21) | (n = 52) | ||
| Male, number (%) | 9 (30.0%) | 8 (38.1%) | 20 (38.5%) | x2(2) = 0.65, p = 0.724 |
| Age (years) | 36.97 (12.79) | 43.52 (13.36) | 38.81 (13.05) | F(2) = 1.62, SS = 550.13, p = 0.203 |
| Education (years) | 11.90 (2.63) | 11.95 (2.89) | 12.35 (3.21) | F(2) = 0.26, SS = 4.68, p = 0.770 |
| Sum of 3 WAIS-III subscores | 22.13b (6.27) | 30.86a (5.25) | 30.80a (5.87) | F(2) = 19.77, SS = 1349.48, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.30 |
| STAI-S | 51.20a (11.49) | 48.05a (10.41) | 36.08b (10.22) | F(2) = 22.27, SS = 5043.93, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.31 |
| BDI-II | 18.43a (14.75) | 16.05a (9.48) | 5.52b (5.91) | F(2) = 18.85, SS = 3633.88, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.28 |
Note: a, b represent significant post-hoc differences with a > b. WAIS-III = Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III; STAI-S = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory-II.