Table 2.
Baseline equivalence evaluation between the experimental group (n = 56) and the control group (n = 55)
| Experimental group | Control group | T | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Age | 17.55 | 1.60 | 17.73 | 1.66 | − 0.56 | n.s.a |
| Gambling frequency | 2.57 | 1.82 | 2.11 | 1.52 | 1.45 | n.s. |
| Amount of money spent | 2.34 | 1.25 | 1.95 | 1.16 | 1.72 | n.s. |
| Total hours | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 1.03 | n.s. |
| Attitudes | 24.02 | 3.64 | 23.76 | 4.47 | 0.33 | n.s. |
| Knowledge | 21.38 | 2.95 | 21.89 | 3.41 | − 0.85 | n.s. |
| Misconceptions | 17.16 | 2.31 | 16.25 | 3.03 | 1.77 | n.s. |
| Sensation seeking | 3.47 | 0.79 | 3.45 | 0.85 | 0.12 | n.s. |
| N (M) | N (F) | N (M) | N (F) | Chi square | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 24 | 32 | 22 | 33 | 0.09 | n.s. |
| N (NPGs) | N (ARPGs) | N (NPGs) | N (ARPGs)b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Problem gambling behaviour | 44 | 12 | 50 | 5 | 3.25 | n.s. |
aNon-significant (n.s.)
bNon-problem gamblers (NPGs) versus at-risk/problem gamblers (ARPGs). Non-problem gamblers (NPGs) were categorized as having a score of 0 or 1 and at-risk/problem gamblers (ARPGs) as having a score of 2 or higher in the DSM-IV-J-MR instrument