Table 3.
Study 2 – sample characteristics.
| Paranoia |
Anxiety |
HC |
Group comparisons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 30) | (n = 28) | (n = 36) | ||
| Male, number (%) | 15 (50.0%) | 10 (35.7%) | 11 (30.6%) | χ2(2) = 2.73, p = 0.255 |
| Age (years) | 21.00 (1.62) | 20.79 (1.42) | 21.06 (1.39) | F(2,91) = 0.28, SS = 1.23, p = 0.756 |
| Education (years) | 14.07 (0.98) | 13.93 (0.81) | 14.11 (0.95) | F(2,91) = 0.32, SS = 0.55, p = 0.724 |
| GPTS | 94.63a (20.16) | 51.11b (7.95) | 35.81c (2.66) | F(2,91) = 196.03, SS = 59,201.92, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.81 |
| GAD-7 | 14.40a (3.46) | 13.04a (2.72) | 0.72b (0.82) | F(2,91) = 303.02, SS = 3791.99, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.87 |
| PHQ-9 | 14.50a (5.56) | 12.43a (5.04) | 2.50b (2.41) | F(2,91) = 70.00, SS = 2749.89, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.61 |
Note: a, b, c represent significant post-hoc differences with a > b > c. GPTS = Green et al. Paranoid Thought Scale; GAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire-9.