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Table 1 Percentage of participants that endorsed perceived etiology categories for the total sample and group comparisons

From: Insights from individuals successfully recovered from cannabis use disorder: natural versus treatment-assisted recoveries and abstinent versus moderation outcomes

Category (%)

Total sample (N = 119)

Recovery use status

Recovery pathway

AB (n = 68)

MOD (n = 51)

χ2

TAR (n = 53)

NR (n = 66)

χ2

Used cannabis to cope

43.7

47.1

39.2

0.7

54.7

34.8

4.7*

Environment/social influence

41.2

38.2

45.1

0.6

39.6

42.4

0.1

Enjoyment/boredom/positive perceptions of cannabis

23.5

20.6

27.5

0.8

13.2

31.8

5.7*

Addictive personality

14.3

11.8

17.6

0.8

17.0

12.1

0.6

Genetics/predisposition

10.1

14.7

3.9

3.7

20.8

1.5

12.0***

Habit/dependence/addiction

9.2

11.8

5.9

ns i

7.5

10.6

ns i

Loss of control

7.6

8.8

5.9

ns i

9.4

6.1

ns i

Cannabis per se causes the addiction

6.7

5.9

7.8

ns i

1.9

10.6

ns i

No problem actually existed

4.2

5.9

2.0

ns i

0.0

7.6

ns i

Denial/self-deception/ignorance/choice

3.4

1.5

5.9

ns i

3.8

3.0

ns i

  1. Chi square values represent Pearson Chi square values. Absolute Chi square values are reported. AB abstinence; MOD moderation; NR natural recovery; TAR treatment-assisted recovery
  2. iFisher’s exact test was used instead of Pearson Chi square because expected cell counts were less than 5
  3. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001