Table 4.

Varimax rotated factor loadings for the best fitting and parsimonious two factor solution for males and females.

	Males		Females
	η1	η2	η1	η2
1. Stem item	0.97	−0.01	0.87	0.08
2. Used cannabis in dangerous situations	0.66	0.31	0.64	0.22
3. Use caused legal problems or traffic accidents	0.68	0.21	0.50	0.11
4. Use caused problems with family, friends, or people at work	0.72	0.30	0.69	0.42
5. Use caused physical problems, made depressed or very nervous	0.35	0.51	0.43	0.39
6. Failure to fulfill major role obligation at work school or homea	0.84	0.21	0.86	0.24
7. When started use ended up taking more than planned	0.52	0.59	0.62	0.56
8. Tried to cut down or stop using it	0.00	0.32	0.07	0.76
9. Spent time taking or using it, recovering from it, or doing whatever to get it	0.79	0.40	0.89	0.24
10. Used so often instead of work, hobbies or spending time with family or friends	0.77	0.45	0.88	0.30
11. Needed to use a lot more to get high or feel effects than when first used	0.66	0.45	0.67	0.36
12. Withdrawal symptomsb	0.60	0.52	0.72	0.35

η₁ and η₂ denote latent factors 1 and 2. Factor loadings >0.40 are bolder for ease of interpretation.

^aAggregation of used often when doing something important OR stayed away from school or missed appointments because of use.

^bAggregation of felt sick when cutting down or stopped use OR after not using cannabis, used to prevent sickness.