Table 4.
Correlations between the latent 20-item MACQ factor and composite scores of marijuana use variables across sex and countries
| Negative Consequences | Correlation Differences Across Sex and Countries | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | AR | UY | ES | Men | Women | Men - Women | U.S. -AR | U.S. -UY | U.S. -ES | AR -UY | AR -ES | UY -ES | |
| Marijuana Use Indicators | |||||||||||||
| Use Frequency Last 30 Days | .41 | .41 | .64 | .59 | .51 | .37 | .14 | .00 | .23 | .18 | .23 | .18 | .05 |
| Age of First Use* | −.12 | −.24 | −.17 | --- | −.18 | −.13 | .05 | .12 | .05 | --- | .07 | --- | --- |
| Typical Quant. | .26 | .31 | .42 | .30 | .28 | .26 | .02 | .05 | .16 | .04 | .11 | .01 | .12 |
| Typical Freq. | .36 | .45 | .61 | .61 | .44 | .35 | .09 | .09 | .25 | .25 | .16 | .16 | .00 |
| Typical Subjective Intox. | .13 | .38 | .51 | .41 | .15 | .22 | .07 | .25 | .38 | .28 | .13 | .03 | .10 |
| Length of Typical Intox. (hours) | .01 | .26 | .26 | .49 | .14 | .17 | .03 | .25 | .25 | .48 | .00 | .23 | .23 |
| Marijuana Use Norms | |||||||||||||
| Descript. Norms Typ. Quant. | .09 | .24 | .43 | .20 | .04 | .19 | .15 | .15 | .34 | .11 | .19 | .04 | .23 |
| Descript. Norms Typ. Freq. | .19 | .32 | .49 | .39 | .21 | .23 | .02 | .13 | .30 | .20 | .17 | .07 | .10 |
| Inj. Norms Typ. Quant. | .12 | .22 | .33 | .13 | .06 | .17 | .11 | .10 | .21 | .01 | .11 | .09 | .20 |
| Inj. Norms Typ. Freq. | .19 | .28 | .35 | .14 | .20 | .17 | .03 | .09 | .16 | .05 | .07 | .14 | .21 |
| Injunctive Norms of Others | |||||||||||||
| Inj. Norms – Best Friend | .06 | .26 | .28 | .20 | .10 | .09 | .01 | .20 | .22 | .14 | .02 | .06 | .08 |
| Inj. Norms – College Student | −.11 | .03 | −.16 | −.03 | −.06 | −.09 | .03 | .14 | .05 | .08 | .19 | .06 | .13 |
| Inj. Norms – Parents | −.04 | .09 | .09 | .09 | −.08 | .00 | .08 | .13 | .13 | .13 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
Note. U.S. =United States (n = 697); AR=Argentina (n = 153), UY = Uruguay (n = 55), ES=Spain (n = 174), M = Men (n = 403), W = Women (n = 699). All correlations were conducted with the 20-item version (item 5 omitted) of the MACQ. In comparison across countries, medium correlation differences are italicized (.14 < rdiff < .24), large differences are bolded (.24 ≤ rdiff < .34), and substantial difference are bolded and underlined (rdiff ≥ .34).