Table 5.

Pearson correlations between survey variables and harm counts

Measure	General harm	Any harm	Moderate harm
IGD criteria endorsed	0.47***	0.59***	0.46***
Gaming hours per week	0.15**	0.18***	0.21***
Expenditure, loot boxes	0.02	0.17***	0.20***
Expenditure, other microtransactions	0.05	0.05	0.04
Expenditure, gaming software	0.05	0.08	0.05
Expenditure, gaming in general	0.05	0.03	0.01
Financial vulnerability	0.26***	0.03	0.05
K10	0.44***	0.18***	0.14**
PGSI	0.20***	0.42***	0.35***
Benefits of gaming	− 0.01	− 0.01	− 0.04
Age range	− 0.11*	− 0.09	− 0.06
Caffeine consumption	0.10*	0.15**	0.13**
Smoking frequency	0.14**	0.02	0.03
Vaping frequency	− 0.01	0.00	0.01
Drug use frequency	0.08	0.03	0.00

Notes. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001