Table 5.
Bivariate correlations between the motivation to change cannabis use and latent factors

| Variable | Amplitude (Factor 1) | Persistence (Factor 2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian sample | American sample | Canadian sample | American sample | |
| How important do you think it is to change? | .27** | .05 | .17** | .10 |
| How ready are you to change? | .11* | −.10 | −.01 | −.03 |
| How confident are you that you could change? | −.27** | −.10 | −.19* | −.02 |
p < .05;
p <.01.