TABLE 1.
Sample and descriptive statistics (n = 242)
| Characteristic | M (SD) /N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 33.17 (13.06) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 154 (63.6) |
| Female | 74 (30.6) |
| Prefer to self‐describe | 14 (5.8) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White British | 119 (49.2) |
| White other (European, Irish) | 89 (36.8) |
| South or South East Asian | 10 (3.3) |
| Black British/Caribbean/African | 2 (0.8) |
| Mixed or other background | 24 (9.9) |
| Employment | |
| Unemployed/receipt of sickness or disability benefits | 79 (32.7) |
| Employed/self‐employed | 91 (37.6) |
| Full time education | 47 (19.4) |
| Retired/looking after family or home/other | 25 (10.3) |
| Education | |
| Higher qualification (e.g., degree and teaching) | 108 (44.6) |
| High school/A levels | 59 (24.4) |
| Other qualifications | 46 (19.0) |
| No qualifications | 29 (12.0) |
| Self‐report psychosis | 227 (93.8) |
| Current/previous diagnosis a | |
| Schizophrenia or paranoid schizophrenia | 57 (23.6) |
| Schizoaffective | 75 (31.0) |
| Schizophreniform | 73 (30.2) |
| Delusional disorder | 4 (1.7) |
| Depression with psychotic features | 10 (4.1) |
| Bipolar with psychotic features | 57 (23.6) |
| Brief psychotic disorder | 15 (6.2) |
| Any other which includes psychotic experience | 43 (17.8) |
| Other | 47 (19.4) |
| Current antipsychotic medication | 106 (43.8) |
| Current/previous mental health support or treatment for psychosis | 220 (90.9) |
| Current inpatient | 2 (0.8) |
| Previous inpatient | 156 (64.5) |
| Current CMHT/EIS input | 90 (37.2) |
| Previous CMHT/EIS input | 162 (66.9) |
| BBTS childhood interpersonal trauma | 12.89 (4.01) b |
| PAM‐R disorganised | 1.49 (0.79) |
| PAM‐R avoidance | 1.90 (0.72) |
| DES‐II dissociation | 37.41 (24.07) b |
| PSQ compartmentalization | 27.73 (6.92) c |
| SNS Total negative symptoms | 21.19 (8.27) c |
| SNS expressive symptoms | 8.21 (4.05) |
| SNS experiential symptoms | 12.98 (13.00) |
| CAPE positive frequency | 40.63 (11.98) b |
| CAPE depressive frequency | 21.22 (5.23) |
Note: SNS expressive symptoms include diminished emotional range and alogia; SNS experiential symptoms include avolition, anhedonia, and social withdrawal. Statistics are presented on raw data; Interquartile range (for skewed data): BBTS = 4.00; DES‐II = 32.87; PSQ = 6.00; SNS = 8.00; CAPE Positive = 12.25.
Abbreviations: BBTS, Brief Betrayal Trauma Survey, Childhood Interpersonal Trauma subscale; CAPE, Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences; CMHT, Community Mental Health Team; DES‐II, Dissociative Experiences Scale‐II; EIS, Early Intervention Services. PAM‐R, Psychosis Attachment Measure‐Revised; PSQ, Personality Structure Questionnaire; SNS, Self‐evaluation of Negative Symptoms.
Participants could select more than one diagnosis.
Data are positively skewed.
Data are negatively skewed.