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Published in final edited form as: J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2008;17(4):1–17. doi: 10.1080/15470650802231861

TABLE 1.

Component Loadings for the Marijuana Effect Expectancy Questionnaire-Brief (MEEQ-B) Scales (N = 130)

Items	Positive Marijuana Expectancies (MEEQ-B_p)	Negative Marijuana Expectancies (MEEQ-B_n)
1. Cognitive and behavioral impairment	-0.16	0.72
2. Relaxation and tension reduction	0.58	0.05
3. Social and sexual facilitation	0.80	-0.16
4. Perceptual and cognitive enhancement	0.82	0.07
5. Global negative effects	-0.05	0.74
6. Craving and physical effects	0.22	0.56

Note. Loadings on corresponding factors are in bold. MEEQ-B_p = Marijuana Effect Expectancy Questionnaire—Adolescent Brief, positive scale; MEEQ-B_n = Marijuana Effect Expectancy Questionnaire—Adolescent Brief, negative scale.