Clinical Study
From Semantics to Feelings: How Do Individuals with Schizophrenia Rate the Emotional Valence of Words?
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants (mean ± SD).
| | Variable | Healthy controls ( | Individuals with schizophrenia () | t ()* | value |
| | Age (years) | 43.6511.32 | 48.69 8.38 | −1.446 | .158 | | Gender | 3 females; 14 males | 4 females; 12 males | NA | NA | | Education (years) | 15.47 1.81 | 13.00 ± 2.25 | 3.487 | .001 | | Subject’s SES | 2.23 1.01 | 3.63 1.41 | −2.992 | .006 | | Parental SES | 2.540.88 | 3.13 ± 1.45 | −1.275 | .213 | | Onset age (years) | NA | 30.2311.95 | NA | NA | | Duration (years) | NA | 17.15 11.32 | NA | NA | | Chlorpromazine equivalent (mg) | NA | 381.13 ± 247.18 | NA | NA | | Medication type | NA | First generation = 3
Second generation = 9 | NA | NA | | Positive scale PANSS | NA | 23.87 9.41 | NA | NA | | Negative scale PANSS | NA | 22.33 9.56 | NA | NA | | General psychopathology PANSS | NA | 43.0014.64 | NA | NA | | Total psychopathology PANSS | NA | 89.2030.17 | NA | NA |
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SES: socioeconomic status; NA: not applicable; *Independent sample t-test was used for group comparisons.
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