Table 2.

Correlation of disordered gambling criteria

	Needs to gamble with more money	Irritable when cutting down gambling	Unsuccessful attempts at stopping	Preoccupation with gambling	Gambles when feeling distressed	Chasing one’s losses	Lies to conceal gambling	Loss of relationship or job due to gambling	Relies on others for money to gamble
A1	1
A2	0.422**	1
A3	0.354**	0.621**	1
A4	0.391**	0.369**	0.379**	1
A5	0.481**	0.225**	0.236**	0.326**	1
A6	0.515**	0.244**	0.305**	0.416**	0.545**	1
A7	0.398**	0.350**	0.419**	0.466**	0.369**	0.525**	1
A8	0.101	0.060	0.239**	0.152	0.157	0.193*	0.510**	1
A9	0.191*	0.245**	0.318**	0.204*	0.267**	0.249**	0.345**	0.473**	1

Note. Variable labels correspond to criterion A numbering in the DSM-5. A1 = gambles with more money; A2 = irritable when cutting down; A3 = unsuccessful attempts at stopping; A4 = preoccupation with gambling; A5 = gambles when feeling distressed; A6 = chasing one’s losses; A7 = lies to conceal gambling; A8 = loss of relationship or job due to gambling; A9 = relies on others for money to gamble; SD: standard deviation.

^*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed).

^**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed).