READ ME File For 'Dataset for my thesis titled The Impact of Mindfulness on Paranoia and Psychotic-like Experiences in Non-clinical Populations'

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/ DOI https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D3736

ReadMe Author: Katrina Mysko, University of Southampton ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8156-2467

This dataset supports the thesis entitled The Impact of Mindfulness on Paranoia and Psychotic-like Experiences in Non-clinical Populations
AWARDED BY: University of Southampton
DATE OF AWARD: 2025


Date of data collection: 24/09/2024-16/05/2025

Information about geographic location of data collection: UK and HK

Licence:
[CC BY]

Related projects/Funders:
[N/A]



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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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This dataset contains:

- Fulldataset_v4_081124.sav - a copy of the fulldata set used for analysis
- Combined2pc3v100miParanoiaPooled.sav - a copy of the dataset once the missing data for the Intention To Treat analysis had been generated via multiple imputation using 2 participant characteristics and 100 multiple imputations for both the AC and MBI, before being averaged and pooled in this dataset 


Relationship between files, if important for context: One is the full dataset with missing data, one is the dataset with missing values replaced by multiple imputation modelling for Intention to Treat Analysis

Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: n/a

If data was derived from another source, list source:

If there are there multiple versions of the dataset, list the file updated, when and why update was made:



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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Participants in the UK were recruited via online advertising and a university participant credit pool. Participants in HK were recruited from an existing dataset (Sun et al., 2019) of 1656 adults who had previously completed a trait paranoia measure (Green et al., 2008), with those in the top 25% for trait paranoia scores invited to join the study.

Methods for processing the data: dataset inputed from collected data.

Software- or Instrument-specific information needed to interpret the data, including software and hardware version numbers: IBM SPSS Statistics 29.0.1.0

Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: n/a

Environmental/experimental conditions: n/a

Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: n/a

People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission:The HK dataset was collected and written up for two unpublished Masters dissertations (Ku & So, 2024; Yi & So, 2024). The UK dataset has not previously been analysed or written up prior to this project.


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DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION 
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File name: Fulldataset_v4_081124.sav

Number of variables: 497

Number of cases/rows: 447

Variable list, defining any abbreviations, units of measure, codes or symbols used:
   
Missing data codes:

Specialized formats or other abbreviations used:

Date that the file was created: 08 ‎November ‎2024

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File name: Combined2pc3v100miParanoiaPooled.sav

Number of variables: 15

Number of cases/rows: 446

Variable list, defining any abbreviations, units of measure, codes or symbols used:
   
Missing data codes:

Specialized formats or other abbreviations used:

Date that the file was created: ‎06 ‎November ‎2024