Hypothesis 3: Links Between Paranoia and Affective Processing Are Explained by Affect
In table 1, it can be seen that anxiety and depression were also associated with the cognitive-affective processes. The associations of state paranoia with the cognitive-affective processes were tested when controlling for the levels of anxiety and depression. It can be seen that the associations with threat anticipation, negative interpretations, private self-consciousness, attention on inner thoughts, attention on surroundings, and negative ideas about the self, no longer remained significant. Only the associations of state paranoia with public self-consciousness and attention on appearance to others remain significant when controlling for affect.