Table 3.
Proportions of participants scoring above the thresholds for each score range for the GPTS persecution scale and R-GPTS persecution and reference scales
| Non-clinical | Mental health problems | Psychosis | Persecutory delusions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| GPTS Persecution | ||||||||
| ⩽23 (within average range) | 5255 | 72% | 515 | 52% | 671 | 37% | 4 | 1% |
| 24+ (elevated+) | 2042 | 28% | 467 | 48% | 1133 | 63% | 356 | 99% |
| 35+ (moderately severe+) | 891 | 12% | 258 | 26% | 841 | 47% | 335 | 93% |
| 45+ (severe+) | 439 | 6% | 151 | 15% | 662 | 37% | 293 | 81% |
| 60+ (very severe+) | 107 | 1% | 58 | 6% | 366 | 20% | 197 | 55% |
| R-GPTS Persecution | ||||||||
| ⩽5 (within average range) | 5296 | 73% | 529 | 54% | 715 | 40% | 8 | 2% |
| 6+ (elevated+) | 2001 | 27% | 453 | 46% | 1089 | 60% | 352 | 98% |
| 11+ (moderately severe+) | 1077 | 15% | 298 | 30% | 883 | 49% | 334 | 93% |
| 18+ (severe+) | 484 | 7% | 165 | 17% | 650 | 36% | 292 | 81% |
| 28+ (very severe+) | 106 | 1% | 61 | 6% | 352 | 20% | 182 | 51% |
| R-GPTS Reference | ||||||||
| ⩽9 (within average range) | 590 | 77% | 19 | 59% | 13 | 21% | 39 | 11% |
| 10+ (elevated+) | 181 | 23% | 13 | 41% | 49 | 79% | 320 | 89% |
| 16+ (moderately severe+) | 59 | 8% | 5 | 16% | 31 | 50% | 248 | 69% |
| 21+ (severe+) | 25 | 3% | 5 | 16% | 16 | 26% | 179 | 50% |
| 25+ (very severe+) | 15 | 2% | 2 | 6% | 10 | 16% | 109 | 30% |