Table 1.

Social Context of Cannabis Use Scale items, among 322 cannabis-using first-year college students^a

How often do you use cannabis:	Never %	Seldom %	Occasionally %	Frequently %
Social Facilitation (n=310)
with a small group of friends?	2.2	23.8	38.7	35.3
to have a good time?	4.5	25.3	37.9	32.3
on a college campus (e.g., at parties, in dormitories, at fraternities or sororities)?	12.9	31.2	30.9	25.0
on weekend nights?	2.8	37.6	35.7	23.9
when you have no class or obligations the next morning?	15.7	36.1	27.5	20.7
at a party with friends?	6.7	42.5	31.8	19.0
while driving around?	33.8	25.4	23.2	17.6
on week nights?	20.2	39.5	24.1	16.2
when a friend from home visits for the weekend?	25.3	36.2	22.8	15.7
in a parked car?	22.9	35.2	29.6	12.3
with a large group of friends?	19.0	47.1	23.5	10.4
before “going out” (i.e., to a party or bar)?	49.6	29.4	11.2	9.8
while driving or riding in a car to another night spot?	48.6	28.4	14.0	9.0
Peer Acceptance (n=249)
because it's cool?	80.7	13.4	2.0	3.9
to be part of a group (e.g., to be accepted, fit in and not feel left out)?	73.9	18.2	5.3	2.5
to get someone's approval (e.g., a close friend, a boyfriend or girlfriend)?	84.8	11.2	2.8	1.1
to maintain your image?	85.4	8.7	4.8	1.1
to act older and/or feel more grown up?	90.4	7.1	1.8	0.7
Emotional Pain (n=315)
to get rid of depression?	64.4	20.3	11.3	4.0
to forget about personal problems?	58.1	26.4	11.5	3.9
to forget about academic problems?	64.5	23.7	8.7	3.1
Sex-Seeking (n=320)
to reduce inhibitions?	70.9	19.9	7.6	1.7
to make it easier to go to bed with someone?	90.2	6.7	2.2	0.8
to build up courage to talk to someone of the opposite sex?	85.7	11.2	2.5	0.6

^aSample sizes vary due to missing data on individual scale items.