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Table 4 Association between at-risk/problem gambling and the correlates

From: At-risk and problem gambling among adolescents: a convenience sample of first-year junior high school students in Finland

Correlates

chi

df

p

ARPG associated with

Reference categories

Gambling and gaming participation

     

Gambling frequency (4 groups)

281.677

3

≤0.001

Often or sometimes

Never or once or twice

Video game playing (3 groups)

71.718

2

≤0.001

Weekly or more often

Never or less than once a week

Substance use

     

Smoking (2 groups)

31.822

1

≤0.001

Yes

No

Drinking for intoxication (2 groups)

45.740

1

≤0.001

Yes

No

Social variables

     

 Family gambling (2 groups)

6.123

1

0.016

Yes

No

 Peer gambling (2 groups)

148.075

1

≤0.001

Yes

No

  1. At-risk/problem gambling (ARPG) was defined using the DSM-IV-MR-J criteria (score≥2); Significance (p) is determined by chi-squared test; N=988.