Table 4.

Standardized factor loadings of the Portuguese DSM-IV-MR-J items

Item	Factor loading
1.In the past year, how often have you found yourself thinking about gambling or planning to gamble	0.647
2.During the course of the past year, have you needed to gamble with more and more money to get the amount of excitement you want?	0.722
3.In the past year, have you ever spent much more than you planned to on gambling?	0.623
4.In the past year, have you felt bad or fed up when trying to cut down or stop gambling?	0.724
5.In the past year, how often have you gambled to help you to escape from problems or when you are feeling bad?	0.752
6.In the past year, after losing money gambling, have you returned another day to try and win back money you lost?	0.730
7.In the past year, has your gambling ever led to: lies to your family?	0.850
8.In the past year, have you ever taken money from the following without permission to spend on gambling: school diner or fare money? Money from your family? Money from outside the family?	0.781
9.In the past year, has your gambling ever led to arguments with family/friends or others, or missing school?	0.847