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Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2013 Apr 16;38(9):2422–2427. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.04.002

Table 5.

Association Between Motivational Factors for Quitting Cannabis Use and Gender in 385 Adult, Non-Treatment-Seeking Cannabis Users

	Mean Applicability Score^b
Motivational factor^a	Male n=225 (58%)	Female n=160 (42%)	t	p	Cohen’s d
Self-image/self-control	1.80	2.18	−3.360	0.001	0.347
Health concern	0.87	1.14	−2.412	0.016	0.249
Interpersonal relationship concern	0.92	0.95	−2.251	0.802	0.233
Legal concerns	1.03	0.91	0.943	0.346	0.098
Social acceptability concerns	0.77	0.99	−2.100	0.036	0.217
Self-efficacy	2.18	2.26	−0.598	0.550	0.062

6 motivational factors generated by principal components analysis of 22 items related to reasons for quitting cannabis use

Mean of the applicability scores (0–4 Likert scale) for all items that loaded on the factor. Applicability score reflects participant’s judgment of the degree to which that item applied to the participant’s quit attempt.