Table 2 ANOVA tests assess the interaction between JTC*sex and social cognition and metacognition.

From: Sex-based differences in Jumping to Conclusions: a multidimensional analysis of first-episode psychosis

 

JTC 85.15

JTC 60.40

JTC 60.40 Salient task

Independent variables

Sex

Mean (SD)

F (p-value) df = 1

Mean (SD)

F (p-value) df = 1

Mean (SD)

F (p-value) df = 1

Yes

No

 

Yes

No

 

Yes

No

 

Social cognition

Emotional recognition

Faces test

Men

17.1 (2.12)

17.7 (1.69)

0.613 (0.435)

17 (2.32)

17.6 (1.77)

2.73 (0.10)

16.3 (2.53)

17.7 (1.62)

0.358 (0.55)

Women

17.1 (1.69)

18.0 (1.35)

16.3 (1.03)

18.1 (1.37)

16.7 (1.75)

18 (1.33)

Theory of mind

Hinting task

Men

4.44 (1.22)

4.70 (1.22)

0.247 (0.619)

4.27 (1.42)

4.67 (1.19)

1.79 (0.18)

4.08 (1.50)

4.72 (1.15)

3.700 (0.06 *)

Women

5 (1)

5.04 (0.74)

5.33 (0.52)

4.97 (0.84)

5.33 (0.52)

4.97 (0.84)

Atributional style (IPSAQ)

Externatising bias

Men

0.04 (2.87)

1.37 (4.29)

0.948 (0.641)

0.9 (4.63)

0.65 (3.85)

0.87 (0.35)

-0.5 (3.71)

0.886 (3.95)

0.025 (0.87)

Women

0.71 (2.87)

0.18 (3.66)

−0.5 (3.67)

1.26 (3.56)

-0.5 (3.67)

1.26 (3.56)

Personalizing bias

Men

1.27 (0.73)

1.27 (0.61)

0.054 (0.816)

1.51 (0.70)

1.24 (0.63)

0.27 (0.60)

1.37 (0.786)

1.25 (0.62)

0.565 (0.46)

Women

1.33 (0.68)

1.28 (0.82)

1.65 (0.85)

1.23 (0.76)

1.68 (0.839)

1.22 (0.76)

Internal positive style

Men

7.19 (3.89)

7.52 (3.41)

2.80 (0.09 *)

7.3 (4.32)

7.43 (3.46)

4.93 (0.03 *)

7.17 (4.95)

7.46 (3.29)

4.675 (0.03 *)

Women

7.89 (3.44)

6.39 (3.33)

9.83 (2.23)

6.16 (3.25)

8.83 (3.60)

6.35 (3.23)

Internal negative style

Men

7.58 (3.69)

6.34 (3.70)

0.107 (0.743)

6.4 (4.48)

6.78 (3.64)

9.34 (0.002 **)

9.33 (5.09)

6.57 (3.58)

2.94 (0.09 *)

Women

7.56 (4.80)

5.21 (3.48)

10.3 (4.08)

4.90 (3.25)

7.67 (4.52)

5.10 (3.31)

Personalized positive style

Men

4.35 (3.20)

4.75 (3.56)

1.061 (0.305)

5.7 (3.59)

4.47 (3.41)

2.80 (0.09 *)

4.83 (3.74)

4.59 (3.41)

0.325 (0.57)

Women

3.44 (2.13)

5.32 (3.46)

3.5 (1.76)

5.13 (3.44)

4.17 (2.23)

5 (3.44)

Personalized negative style

Men

5.42 (3.23)

6.64 (3.56)

0.159 (0.690)

6.9 (3.70)

6.17 (3.48)

3.154 (0.07 *)

6.5 (4.03)

6.21 (3.42)

2.732 (0.10)

Women

6.33 (4.03)

7.04 (3.89)

7.35 (3.76)

4.33 (3.83)

5.33 (4.97)

7.16 (3.66)

Situational positive style

Men

4.27 (4.01)

3.73 (2.96)

0.467 (0.495)

2.6 (3.44)

4.08 (3.28)

0.07 (p-value = 0.79)#

3.67 (4.21)

3.94 (3.17)

0.072 (0.79)

Women

4.67 (3.28)

4.29 (4.01)

2.67 (1.63)

4.71 (4.03)

3 (2.10)

4.65 (4.02)

Situational negative style

Men

2.85 (3.48)

2.96 (3.24)

1.490 (0.224)

2.5 (3.10)

2.99 (3.34)

2.81 (0.10 *)

1.67 (2.39)

3.14 (3.39)

0.998 (0.32)

Women

2.11 (1.90)

3.75 (3.48)

1.33 (1.03)

3.74 (3.37)

1.33 (1.03)

3.74 (3.37)

Metacognition

Cognitive insight (BCIS)

Self-reflectiveness

Men

16.3 (5.04)

15.7 (4.44)

0.605 (0.438)

15.6 (5.75)

16.5 (4.94)

0.811 (0.37)

16 (5.70)

15.7 (4.59)

0.202 (0.65)

Women

15.7 (5.47)

17.2 (4.61)

16.5 (5.54)

15.8 (4.61)

15.6 (5.68)

16.7 (4.92)

Self-certainty

Men

8.78 (3.77)

8.45 (2.95)

0.079 (0.779)

8.67 (3.84)

8.54 (3.20)

0.111 (0.74)

9.7 (4.30)

8.38 (3.07)

4.109 (0.05 **)

Women

10 (4.97)

9.56 (4.42)

9.5 (3.51)

8.75 (4.58)

9.4 (3.91)

8.79 (4.50)

Composite index

Men

6.85 (6.64)

7.14 (5.52)

0.249 (0.618)

6.89 (7.17)

7.24 (5.86)

0.055 (0.82)

6.3 (7.09)

7.33 (5.85)

0.015 (0.90)

Women

5.56 (9.07)

8.36 (5.44)

7 (7.54)

7.79 (5.81)

6.2 (8.14)

7.90 (5.73)

  1. *Statistical trend (p < 0.1); **statistically significant (p < 0.05); #robust ANOVA applied.