Table 3.
Correlations between MPT latent factors and marijuana variables
| Marijuana Variables | Persistence (Factor 1) |
Amplitude (Factor 2) |
|---|---|---|
| Marijuana Use | ||
| Percent marijuana use days past 60 days | .129 | .316** |
| Marijuana craving severity | .184 | .489** |
| Number of cannabis dependence symptoms | .096 | .241* |
| Marijuana Cessation History | ||
| Lifetime quit/reduction attempts | −.194† | −.116 |
| Marijuana Use Expectances | ||
| Negative Expectancies | −.313** | .001 |
| Cognitive-Behavioral Impairment | −.347** | −.098 |
| Negative Effects | −.157 | −.087 |
| Craving/Physical Effects | −.152 | .196† |
| Positive Expectancies | −.035 | .186 |
| Social/Sexual Facilitation | −.032 | .209* |
| Relaxation/Tension Reduction | .101 | .212* |
| Perceptual/Cognitive Enhancement | −.155 | .034 |
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