Table 4.
Independent variable(s) | Dependent variable | β | F |
1. Cigs/day (Step 1) | Frequency of marijuana use | .11 | 5.67† |
Alcohol (Step 1) | .30 | ||
Gender (Step 1) | −.04 | ||
MASQ-AA | .19 | 5.02* | |
2. Cigs/day (Step 1) | Coping motives | .31 | 6.34† |
Alcohol (Step 1) | .23 | ||
Gender (Step 1) | .14 | ||
MASQ-AA | .31 | 14.46† | |
3. Cigs/day (Step 1) | Frequency of marijuana use | .07 | 5.64† |
Alcohol (Step 1) | .30 | ||
Gender (Step 1) | −.02 | ||
MASQ-AA (Step 1) | .19 | ||
Coping motives | .30 | 12.07† | |
4. Cigs/day (Step 1) | Frequency of marijuana use | .01 | 8.80† |
Alcohol (Step 1) | .22 | ||
Gender (Step 1) | −.10 | ||
Coping Motives (Step 1) | .33 | ||
MASQ-AA | .09 | 1.25 |
Notes: β = standardized beta weight provided for hierarchical multiple regression; F = change in F statistic provided for hierarchical multiple regression (only one F statistic is reported for each step); cigs/day = average number of cigarettes smoked per day; alcohol = alcohol consumption (Frequency × Quantity); coping motives = Marijuana Motives Measure–coping subscale (Simons et al., 1998); MASQ-AA = Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire–anxious arousal subscale (Watson et al., 1995).
p < .05;
p < .01.