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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychoactive Drugs. 2015 Apr-Jun;47(2):100–106. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2015.1031412

TABLE1.

Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables

Motives M (SD) Range
Motives to Abstain
  Neg. Consequences 2.67 (1.13) 1–5
  Lack of Interest 2.57 (1.1G) 1–5
  Personal/Peer Beliefs 2.26 (1.11) 1–5
Motives to Use
  Social 2.44 (1.2G) 1–5
  Coping 1.98 (1.12) 1–5
  Enhancement 3.1G (1.33) 1–5
  Conformity 1.43 (G.8G) 1–5
  Expansion 2.11 (1.22) 1–5
Dependent Variables
Marijuana Use (MJ)
  Intention to use: next 30 days 2.84(1.39) 1–5
Quitting
  Self-efficacy to quit: next year 2.57 (1.3G) 1–5
  Intention to quit: next 30 days 2.39 (1.21) 1–5
  Desire to quit 2.13 (1.3G) 1–5
Past 30 day MJ use n (%)
  0 uses 64 (39.5G)
  1–9 uses 73 (45.86)
  10+ uses 25 (15.43)
Past year cut/stop attempt
  No 86 (54.8)
  Yes 71 (45.2)

Note: Neg. Consequences = abstinence motives related to negative consequences associated with marijuana (MJ) use; Lack of Interest = abstinence motives associated with disinterest in MJ use; Personal/Peer Beliefs = abstinence motives associated with personal/peer belief against MJ use; Social = MJ use motives associated with social facilitation; Coping = MJ use motives relating to decreasing negative affect; Enhancement = MJ use motives associated with increasing positive emotions; Conformity = MJ use motives indexing avoidance of social rejection; Expansion = MJ use motives related to marijuana’s psychedelic properties. All motive items were rated on a 1–5 Likert scale and averaged to determine subscale means.