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Table 3 Direct Oblimin (Δ = 0) Rotated Principal Component Loadings for CBT and MI Quitting Strategies Items

From: Successful and unsuccessful cannabis quitters: Comparing group characteristics and quitting strategies

Variables

Component 1

Stimulus Removal

Component 2

Motivation Enhancement

Component 3

(lack of)

Distraction

Component 4

(lack of)

Coping

I avoided people who use cannabis

.82

-.24

.13

-.10

I avoided situations where people were likely to be using cannabis

.79

-.27

.12

-.16

I removed all the cannabis from my house

.72

.26

-.07

.13

I threw out my bong, rollies, or other smoking equipment

.64

.14

-.14

-.14

I avoided environments I associate with using cannabis

.69

-.07

.18

-.15

I discouraged anyone from using cannabis in my home

.56

.10

.02

.09

I thought about the benefits of quitting cannabis

-.02

.81

.10

-.11

I thought about the things I don't like about using cannabis

-.03

.85

.06

-.09

I thought about the future negative consequences of using cannabis

.18

.79

-.01

-.04

I did an activity to distract me

.10

.06

-.84

-.01

I did an activity that cannot physically be done at the same time as using cannabis

-.01

.04

-.85

-.03

I thought calming thoughts

-.03

.10

.15

-.61

I set up a plan for coping with situations in which I might be tempted to use cannabis

.13

-.13

.25

-.73

I found other ways to cope with stress and other negative emotions

.10

.01

.23

-.77

I found other ways to relax

.04

.11

.17

-.70

  1. Following the recommendations of Tabachnick and Fidell [36], pattern matrix loadings are reported. These values are partial correlations between the scale items and the components, after controlling for the variance shared by the other retained components. Loadings > .30 appear in bold.