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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2008;17(4):1–17. doi: 10.1080/15470650802231861

TABLE 4.

Hierarchical Regressions for Predictors of Motivation to Change Marijuana Use (N = 125)a

Step R RAdj2 Δ R2 Anova
MEEQ-Bp
1) Age first used 0.240 0.050 0.058 F (1, 123) = 7.53, p < .007
2) No. days smoked in last 3 mo. 0.272 0.059 0.016 F(2,122) = 4.86, p < .009
FCH(1, 122) = 2.12, p > .148
3) MEEQ-Bp 0.288 0.060 0.009 F(3, 121) = 3.65, p < .015
FCH(1, 121) = 1.20, p > .276
MEEQ-Bn
1) Age first used 0.240 0.050 0.058 F(1, 123) = 7.53, p < .007
2) No. days smoked in last 3 mo. 0.272 0.059 0.016 F(2,122) = 4.86, p < .009
FCH(1, 122) = 2.12, p > .148
3) MEEQ-Bn 0.462 0.194 0.140 F(3, 121) = 10.94, p < .001
FCH(1, 121) = 21.46, p < .001

Note. MEEQ-Bp = Marijuana Effect Expectancy Questionnaire—Adolescent Brief, positive scale; MEEQ-Bn = Marijuana Effect Expectancy Questionnaire—Adolescent Brief, negative scale.

a

N = 125 because this variable calculated only if adolescent had access to marijuana for ≥45 days out of 90.