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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

TABLE2.

Prediction of Marijuana-Related Cognitions and Use Characteristics by Marijuana Motives

Using
Quitting
Intention B (SE) Self-Efficacy B (SE) Intention B (SE) Desire B (SE)
Motives to Abstain
 Neg. Consequences −.32 (.16)* .12 (.17) .41 (.17)* .07 (.14)
 Lack of Interest .21 (.17) .07 (.17) −.13 (.17) −.15 (.15)
 Personal/Peer Beliefs −.18 (.13) .41 (.17)* .21 (.17) .58 (.15)***
Motives to Use
 Social −.03 (.13) −.31 (.14)* −.28 (.15)* −.07 (.15)
 Coping .02 (.10) −.03 (.11) −.05 (.12) −.22 (.12)
 Enhancement .34 (.10)*** −.02 (.12) −.17 (.11) −.19 (.11)
 Conformity −.36 (.15)* .04 (.13) .17 (.13) .20 (.13)
 Expansion .33 (.11)** −.02 (.10) .08 (.11) .13 (.01)
Overall Model
 Total R2 .45*** .36*** .44*** .35***
N 162 162 161 161

Note. Neg. Consequences = abstinence motives related to negative consequences associated with marijuana use; Lack of Interest = abstinence motives associated with disinterest in marijuana use; Personal/Peer Beliefs = abstinence motives associated with personal/peer belief against marijuana use; Social = marijuana use motives associated with social facilitation; Coping = marijuana use motives relating to decreasing negative affect; Enhancement = marijuana use motives associated with increasing positive emotions; Conformity = marijuana use motives indexing avoidance of social rejection; Expansion = marijuana use motives related to marijuana’s psychedelic properties. Unstandardized parameter estimates presented above.

*

p ≤ .05,

**

p ≤ .01,

***

p ≤ .001.