Table 3 Percentage of participants that endorsed advice for the total sample and group comparisons
Category (%) | Total sample (N = 119) | Recovery use status | Recovery pathway | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AB (n = 68) | MOD (n = 51) | χ2 | TAR (n = 53) | NR (n = 66) | χ2 | ||
Seek help/social support | 37.8 | 47.1 | 25.5 | 5.8* | 64.2 | 16.7 | 28.2*** |
Reflect on reasons for change | 26.1 | 22.1 | 31.4 | 1.3 | 17.0 | 33.3 | 4.1* |
Engage in hobbies/distracting activities | 25.2 | 23.5 | 27.5 | 0.2 | 15.1 | 33.3 | 5.2* |
Stimulus control/avoidance/change social environment | 21.8 | 19.1 | 25.5 | 0.7 | 13.2 | 28.8 | 4.2* |
Think positively | 14.3 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 18.2 | 1.8 |
Face denial/self-deception | 13.4 | 16.2 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 0.0 |
Change is a personal decision | 11.8 | 13.2 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 15.2 | ns i |
Find underlying issue/motive for use | 9.2 | 8.8 | 9.8 | ns i | 13.2 | 6.1 | ns i |
Quit | 7.6 | 10.3 | 3.9 | ns i | 5.7 | 9.1 | ns i |
Research cannabis/addiction | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.9 | ns i | 5.7 | 4.5 | ns i |
Seek spiritual/religious guidance | 5.0 | 7.4 | 2.0 | ns i | 3.8 | 6.1 | ns i |
Moderate use | 2.5 | 4.4 | 0.0 | ns i | 3.8 | 1.5 | ns i |
Not sure/no answer | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.9 | ns i | 5.7 | 0.0 | ns i |