Table 2.
Offline gambler’s characterization | Online gambler’s characterization | Comparison: PGOF/PGON | ||||||||||||
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Recreational | At-risk abusive | Pathologic | Sig. | Recreational | At-risk abusive | Pathologic | Sig. | Offline | Online | (U)a | Sig. | |||
Anonymity | Mean | 2.98 | 3.13 | 2.45 | 0.001* | 2.61 | 2.71 | 3.08 | 0.004* | 2.45 | 3.08 | 9236.5 | 0.001* | |
Privacy | SD | 1.68 | 1.52 | 1.40 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.40 | 1.51 | |||||
Convenience | Mean | 2.69 | 3.22 | 3.19 | 0.001* | 3.68 | 3.79 | 4.14 | 0.001* | 3.19 | 4.14 | 7450 | 0.001* | |
SD | 1.40 | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.25 | 1.09 | 1.32 | 1.09 | ||||||
Access (fast and easy) | Mean | 1.69 | 1.91 | 2.32 | 0.001* | 3.88 | 4.04 | 4.37 | 0.001* | 2.32 | 4.37 | 3218 | 0.001* | |
SD | 1.12 | 1.23 | 1.37 | 1.21 | 1.10 | 0.87 | 1.37 | 0.87 | ||||||
Availability (24 h/day) | Mean | 2.12 | 2.36 | 1.35 | 0.001* | 3.76 | 4.05 | 4.37 | 0.001* | 2.74 | 4.37 | 4411.5 | 0.001* | |
SD | 1.31 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.31 | 1.6 | 0.98 | 1.38 | 0.98 | ||||||
Diversity of games | Mean | 2.48 | 2.77 | 3.01 | 0.005* | 3.58 | 3.45 | 3.47 | 0.470 | 3.01 | 3.47 | 10,265.5 | 0.004* | |
SD | 1.41 | 1.46 | 1.44 | 1.36 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 1.37 | ||||||
Diversity of sites/places | Mean | 2.13 | 2.34 | 2.35 | 0.163 | 2.92 | 3.00 | 3.05 | 0.648 | 2.35 | 3.05 | 8823 | 0.001* | |
Sites | SD | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.37 | 1.32 | 1.37 | |||||
Connection to others | Mean | 2.23 | 2.45 | 2.41 | 0.201 | 2.67 | 2.77 | 2.63 | 0.436 | 2.41 | 2.63 | 11,174 | 0.221 | |
SD | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.31 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.45 | 1.31 | 1.45 | ||||||
Easy to end | Mean | 2.50 | 2.63 | 2.51 | 0.502 | 3.05 | 3.19 | 3.13 | 0.421 | 2.51 | 3.13 | 8585.5 | 0.001* | |
SD | 1.50 | 1.40 | 1.33 | 1.44 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.33 | 1.41 | ||||||
To win money | Mean | 2.05 | 2.82 | 4.07 | 0.001* | 1.90 | 2.63 | 3.67 | 0.001* | 4.07 | 3.67 | 11,193.5 | 0.007* | |
SD | 1.43 | 1.53 | 1.16 | 1.31 | 1.49 | 1.37 | 1.16 | 1.37 | ||||||
Fun | Mean | 3.72 | 4.02 | 3.80 | .058** | 4.38 | 4.34 | 4.10 | 0.001* | 3.80 | 4.10 | 11,224.5 | 0.037* | |
SD | 1.47 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 1.20 | 0.97 | ||||||
Prevention and protection | Mean | 2.24 | 2.39 | 2.42 | .269 | 2.93 | 2.91 | 3.00 | 0.804 | 2.42 | 3.00 | 8952 | 0.001* | |
SD | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.37 | 1.34 | 1.37 |
*p ≤ 0.0
aMann-Whitney