Table 3.
Bivariate correlations of proposed predictors with PGSI score
| PGSI Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12-Month Sports Betting Frequency | 0.28** | |
| Participation in Other Gambling Activities | 0.43** | |
| Typical Spend Per Betting Session | 0.29** | |
| Participation in ‘In-Play’ Betting (ref. Never) | 0.36** | |
| Number of Sports Betting Accounts | 0.12** | |
| Gender (ref. Female) | 0.16** | |
| Vocational or Some University (ref. Secondary or Less) | 0.05 | |
| Undergraduate Degree (ref. Secondary or Less) | 0.06 | |
| Postgraduate Degree (ref. Secondary or Less) | 0.00 | |
| Unemployed (ref. Employed) | − 0.01 | |
| Student (ref. Employed) | 0.03 | |
| Living Circumstance (ref. With parents) | 0.03 | |
| Marital (ref. Not married) | 0.07 | |
| Weekly Income | 0.05 | |
| Born in the UK (ref. No) | − 0.03 | |
| English Spoken at Home | − 0.04 | |
| Negative Urgency | 0.34** | |
| Lack of Perseverance | 0.04 | |
| Lack of Premeditation | 0.27** | |
| Sensation Seeking | 0.09* | |
| Positive Urgency | 0.32** | |
| Sports Betting Normative Beliefs | 0.26** | |
| Weekly Sports Betting Advertising Exposure | 0.26** | |
| Ad-Driven Betting Decisions | 0.46** | |
| Sign Up Used | 0.18** | |
| Deposit Match Used | 0.25** | |
| Bonus Bet Used | 0.32** | |
| Increased Odds Used | 0.32** | |
| Reduced Risk Used | 0.25** | |
| Extra Chance Used | 0.27** | |
| Cash Out Used | 0.28** | |
| Susceptibility to Sports Betting Inducements | 0.62** | |
Note. ** p < .01 (2-tailed), * p < .05 (2-tailed)