Psychometric properties of the cannabis abuse screening test (CAST) in a sample of Moroccans with cannabis use

Table 2 Factor structure of the Moroccan version of CAST (6 items)

Items	Factors			h²	Item-total correlation	Alpha
Items	UP	UR	UD	h²	Item-total correlation	Alpha
Smoking alone (UP1)	0.72	0.08	0.02	0.62	0.77	0.83
Smoking before noon (UP2)	0.77	0.00	0.01	0.61	0.75	0.84
Friends or family (UR1)	-0.06	0.80	0.06	0.78	0.76	0.84
Attempted to reduce or stop (UR2)	0.21	0.73	-0.05	0.63	0.74	0.84
Memory disorders (UD1)	-0.11	0.13	0.88	0.73	0.79	0.83
Problems (UD2)	0.18	-0.11	0.85	0.82	0.78	0.83
Eigenvalue	0.64	0.33	3.23
Variance (total = 70%)	22%	22%	26%

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