Table 2:

Correlations among observed variables (N = 203)

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1. Sex (female)a	-
2. Partner Statusa	−0.20**	-
3. Degreea	0.14	−0.06	-
4. Employmenta	0.07	0.02	−0.12	-
5. Barriers for Cessationc	−0.27**	0.18*	−0.01	−0.04	-
6. Cannabis Problemsc	0.05	−0.06	−0.07	−0.02	0.42**	-
7. Withdrawalc	−0.27**	−0.02	−0.07	0.01	0.46**	0.37**	-
8. Self-Efficacyc	−0.01	−0.01	−0.03	−0.02	0.00	0.15*	0.15*	-
9. Distress Toleranceb	0.17*	−0.06	0.03	0.02	−0.25**	−0.15*	−0.21**	0.12	-
10. Negative Affectivityd	−0.13	−0.01	−0.05	0.03	0.29**	0.36**	0.29**	0.16*	−0.25**	-
Mean/N	202	201	202	201	21.98	6.71	13.06	56.32	3.15	19.90
SD/%	29.2%	18.3%	35.6%	46.3%	12.88	6.62	11.70	17.99	0.92	7.18

Note: Sex (coded as Female = 1); Partner Status (coded as No Partner=0 and Partner=1); Degree (coded as No College degree=0 and College Degree=1); Employment (coded as Employed half of the time or less over the past 3 years=0 and Employed most of the time or more over the past 3 years=1; Barriers to Cannabis Cessation=Barriers to Cannabis Cessation Scale (BCCS); Cannabis Problems=Marijuana Problems Scale (MPS); Withdrawal=Marijuana Withdrawal Checklist (MWC); Self-Efficacy=Self Efficacy for Quitting (SEQ); DTS= Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS); Negative Affectivity (PANAS-NA).

^aCovariates.

^bPredictor.

^cOutcome.

^dMediator.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.