Table 3.
Group-comparison of current (with and without intention to stop use) and past cannabis users.
| Current users, no intention to stop use (n = 150) |
Current users, intention to stop use (n = 186) |
Past users (n = 105) |
df | F/Chi2 | Sig | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (M (SD)) | 24.46 (6.57) | 23.24 (3.54) | 25.71 (6.5) | 2 | 7.02a | 0.001 |
| Gender (n = m/f) | 73/77 | 106/80 | 56/48 | 2 | 2.32b | 0.313 |
| Employmentc | 139/11 | 167/19 | 89/16 | 2 | 4.14b | 0.126 |
| Mental disorderd | 15/119/16 | 28/138/20 | 23/76/6 | 4 | 8.42b | 0.077 |
| Age at onset (years) | 16.15 (2.03) | 15.6 (2.08) | 16.19 (3.49) | 2 | 2.86a | 0.058 |
| Average frequency of use | 14.85 (25.10) | 30.92 (78.69) | 14.98 (36.42) | 2 | 4.39a | 0.013 |
| CanTox: Psychosis-like/loss of reality | 1.38 (0.52) | 1.51 (0.53) | 1.89 (0.83) | 2 | 22.75a | ≤ 0.001 |
| CanTox: Paranoia/dysphoria | 1.92 (0.66) | 2.31 (0.65) | 2.64 (0.91) | 2 | 31.74a | ≤ 0.001 |
| CanTox: Confusion/disorientation | 2.81 (0.70) | 2.95 (0.73) | 3.24 (0.85) | 2 | 10.15a | ≤ 0.001 |
| CanTox: Euphoria/creativity | 3.49 (0.72) | 3.49 (0.68) | 3.11 (0.96) | 2 | 9.24a | ≤ 0.001 |
| Reward-craving | 4.16 (1.84) | 4.53 (1.81) | 2.29 (1.63) | 2 | 55.66a | ≤ 0.001 |
| Relief-craving | 2.63 (1.51) | 2.85 (1.35) | 2.03 (1.35) | 2 | 11.57a | ≤ 0.001 |
CanTox, Cannabis-intoxication questionnaire; aF-value; bChi2 value; df, degrees of freedom; Sig., level of significance; cEmployed, in training/unemployed; dDiagnosis (yes/no/unknown).