Table 2.
Estimated correlation matrix for the latent and observed variables in the cascade analysis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | LExt 1 | 1.000 | ||||||||||
| 2. | LInt 1 | 0.052 | 1.000 | |||||||||
| 3. | LSC 1 | −0.582 | −0.053 | 1.000 | ||||||||
| 4. | LExt 2 | 0.753 | −0.097 | −0.444 | 1.000 | |||||||
| 5. | LInt 2 | 0.031 | 0.723 | −0.037 | −0.075 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 6. | LSC 2 | −0.275 | −0.311 | 0.348 | −0.459 | −0.224 | 1.000 | |||||
| 7. | LExt 3 | 0.125 | −0.021 | −0.073 | 0.170 | −0.016 | −0.077 | 1.000 | ||||
| 8. | LInt 3 | 0.004 | 0.084 | −0.004 | −0.009 | 0.116 | −0.026 | 0.589 | 1.000 | |||
| 9. | CAD 3 | 0.116 | −0.019 | −0.064 | 0.154 | −0.015 | 0.002 | 0.187 | −0.002 | 1.000 | ||
| 10. | LExt 4 | 0.113 | 0.024 | −0.093 | 0.169 | 0.011 | −0.188 | 0.535 | 0.241 | 0.110 | 1.000 | |
| 11. | LInt 4 | 0.042 | 0.074 | −0.055 | 0.099 | 0.072 | −0.165 | 0.216 | 0.337 | −0.001 | 0.623 | 1.000 |
| 12. | CAD 4 | 0.082 | −0.014 | −0.046 | 0.128 | −0.011 | −0.018 | 0.332 | 0.146 | 0.485 | 0.350 | 0.175 |
Note: LExt, latent externalizing variable; LInt, latent internalizing variable; LSC, latent social competence; CAD, cannabis abuse dependence symptoms. Time periods are listed for respective constructs.