Table 3.

(Pearson’s) correlations between predictors included in the logistic regression (N=521)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Paid for SCG (1)	1
Age (2)	−.11*	1
Gender (3)	.15**	.10*	1
Education (4)	.13**	−.19**	.03	1
LOTE (5)	.19**	−.20**	−.04	.23**	1
Use of lottery SCGs (6)	.34**	−.15**	−.09*	.04	.12**	1
Use of EGM SCGs (7)	.04	−.04	.06	−.08	−.02	.05	1
Use of sports or wagering SCGs (8)	.40**	−.24**	.22**	.24**	.15**	.23**	.14**	1
Use of poker/casino SCGs (9)	.09*	−.14**	.17**	.15**	.07	.04	.30**	.34**	1
Separate SCG sessions per typical day (10)	.08	−.02	−.01	.03	.08	−.02	.24**	.10*	.40**	1
Time spent on SCGs per typical day (11)	.07	.08	.04	−.11*	.01	−.05	.30**	.04	.36**	.53**	1
Year of first SCG use (12)	.14**	.25**	.08	−.11*	−.02	.14**	−.05	.00	−.01	−.04	.00	1
Use of social features (13)	.29**	−.17**	.08	.12**	.20**	.13**	.16**	.32**	.36**	.32**	.26**	−.04	1
Play SCG via smartphone (14)	−.11*	−.24**	−.07	.07	−.04	−.11*	.12**	.02	.08	.09*	.05	−.18**	.15**	1
Social interaction (15)	.19**	−.26**	.03	.12**	.22**	.17**	.14**	.27**	.28**	.15**	.15**	.01	.31**	.04	1
To relieve stress/escape from my worries (16)	.14**	−.18**	−.05	.04	.14**	.12**	.24**	.14**	.23**	.22**	.30**	−.06	.25**	.07	.53**	1
To pass the time/avoid boredom (17)	.02	−.17**	−.02	.07	.05	.01	.26**	.13**	.30**	.24**	.31**	−.10*	.24**	.12**	.42**	.62**	1
To improve my gambling skills (18)	.22**	−.31**	.09*	.13**	.19**	.19**	.17**	.35**	.36**	.21**	.21**	−.01	.32**	.07	.60**	.49**	.53**	1
For excitement/fun (19)	.08	−.10*	−.05	.04	−.02	.03	.23**	.15**	.30**	.24**	.32**	−.06	.28**	.10*	.39**	.50**	.53**	.44**	1
For the competition/challenge (20)	.10*	−.09*	.05	.11*	.06	.07	.15**	.21**	.36**	.26**	.30**	−.03	.28**	.04	.44**	.53**	.50**	.53**	.65**

Note. LOTE=speaking a language other than English at home.

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