Table 3.
Gaming behavior by demographic characteristics among participants 16 years to 24 years of age.
| Characteristics | Gaming behavior, n (%) | P value | Participants, n (%) | ||||||||||
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Increased | Unchanged | Decreased | Total | |||||||||
| Total sample | 87 (56.9) | 59 (38.6) | 7 (4.6) | N/Aa | 153 (100) | ||||||||
| Gender | |||||||||||||
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Female | 34 (50.0) | 31 (45.6) | 3 (4.4) | .27 | 68 (44.4) | |||||||
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Male | 53 (62.4) | 28 (32.9) | 4 (4.7) | 85 (55.6) | ||||||||
| Employment status | |||||||||||||
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Studying | 59 (57.3) | 38 (36.9) | 6 (5.8) | .89 | 103 (67.3) | |||||||
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Employed | 22 (56.4) | 16 (41.0) | 1 (2.6) | 39 (25.5) | ||||||||
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Unemployed | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (5.2) | ||||||||
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Retired | —b | — | — | — | ||||||||
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Other | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.0) | ||||||||
| Level of education | |||||||||||||
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Primary school | 27 (71.1) | 10 (26.3) | 1 (2.6) | .25 | 38 (24.8) | |||||||
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Secondary school | 43 (53.8) | 32 (40.0) | 5 (6.3) | 80 (52.3) | ||||||||
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University | 17 (48.6) | 17 (48.6) | 1 (2.9) | 35 (22.9) | ||||||||
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Other | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Disposable income (SEKc) | |||||||||||||
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<20,000 | 64 (53.8) | 48 (40.3) | 7 (5.9) | .04 | 119 (77.8) | |||||||
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20,000-40,000 | 23 (74.2) | 8 (25.8) | 0 (0.0) | 31 (20.3) | ||||||||
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>40,000 | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.0) | ||||||||
| Loot box | |||||||||||||
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Yes | 16 (69.6) | 6 (26.1) | 1 (4.3) | .19 | 23 (15.0) | |||||||
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No | 33 (49.3) | 32 (47.8) | 2 (3.0) | 67 (43.8) | ||||||||
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Missing | 38 (60.3) | 21 (33.3) | 4 (6.3) | 63 (41.2) | ||||||||
| Time at home | |||||||||||||
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Much more | 68 (64.8) | 35 (33.3) | 2 (1.9) | .002 | 105 (68.6) | |||||||
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Slightly more | 18 (47.4) | 17 (44.7) | 3 (7.9) | 38 (24.8) | ||||||||
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Unchanged | 0 (0.0) | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | 9 (5.9) | ||||||||
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Less time | 1 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | ||||||||
| Change in alcohol habits | |||||||||||||
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More alcohol | 8 (42.1) | 10 (52.6) | 1 (5.3) | .14 | 19 (12.4) | |||||||
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Unchanged | 24 (54.5) | 20 (45.5) | 0 (0.0) | 44 (28.8) | ||||||||
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Less alcohol | 35 (57.4) | 23 (37.7) | 3 (4.9) | 61 (39.9) | ||||||||
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Does not drink | 20 (69.0) | 6 (20.7) | 3 (10.3) | 29 (19.0) | ||||||||
| Change in exercise habits | |||||||||||||
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More exercise | 30 (53.6) | 25 (44.6) | 1 (1.8) | .22 | 56 (36.6) | |||||||
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Unchanged | 13 (43.3) | 15 (50.0) | 2 (6.7) | 30 (19.6) | ||||||||
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Less exercise | 40 (67.8) | 16 (27.1) | 3 (5.1) | 59 (38.6) | ||||||||
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Never | 4 (50.0) | 3 (37.5) | 1 (12.5) | 8 (5.2) | ||||||||
| In school | |||||||||||||
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Yes | 58 (56.9) | 39 (38.2) | 5 (4.9) | .96 | 102 (66.7) | |||||||
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No | 29 (56.9) | 20 (39.2) | 2 (3.9) | 51 (33.3) | ||||||||
| School performance | |||||||||||||
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Unchanged | 9 (36.0) | 15 (60.0) | 1 (4.0) | .15 | 25 (16.3) | |||||||
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Better | 13 (61.9) | 7 (33.3) | 1 (4.8) | 21 (13.7) | ||||||||
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Worse | 36 (64.3) | 17 (30.4) | 3 (5.4) | 56 (36.6) | ||||||||
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Missing | 29 (56.9) | 20 (39.2) | 2 (3.9) | 51 (33.3) | ||||||||
| School attendance | |||||||||||||
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Unchanged | 30 (53.6) | 25 (44.6) | 1 (1.8) | .02 | 56 (36.6) | |||||||
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Less | 16 (66.7) | 8 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 24 (15.7) | ||||||||
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More | 12 (54.5) | 6 (27.3) | 4 (18.2) | 22 (14.4) | ||||||||
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Missing | 29 (56.9) | 20 (39.2) | 2 (3.9) | 51 (33.3) | ||||||||
| PGS-Id | |||||||||||||
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No problem with gambling | 24 (53.3) | 20 (44.4) | 1 (2.2) | .76 | 45 (29.4) | |||||||
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Low risk of gambling problems | 7 (43.8) | 8 (50.0) | 1 (6.3) | 16 (10.5) | ||||||||
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Moderate risk of gambling problems | 13 (65.0) | 7 (35.0) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (13.1) | ||||||||
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Gambling problems | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (3.3) | ||||||||
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Missing | 41 (61.2) | 21 (31.3) | 5 (7.5) | 67 (43.8) | ||||||||
| Kessler-6 | |||||||||||||
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Score 0-4: no psychological distress | 10 (40.0) | 14 (56.0) | 1 (4.0) | .16 | 25 (16.3) | |||||||
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Score 5-24: moderate psychological distress | 74 (60.7) | 44 (36.1) | 4 (3.3) | 122 (79.7) | ||||||||
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Missing | 3 (50.0) | 1 (16.7) | 2 (33.3) | 6 (3.9) | ||||||||
| GASAe | |||||||||||||
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Addicted/problem gamer | 13 (76.5) | 3 (17.6) | 1 (5.9) | .20 | 17 (11.1) | |||||||
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Engaged gamer | 9 (75.0) | 3 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (7.8) | ||||||||
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No problem | 65 (52.4) | 53 (42.7) | 6 (4.8) | 124 (81.0) | ||||||||
aN/A: not applicable.
bNo responses to this category.
cA currency exchange rate of SEK 1=US $0.11 is applicable.
dPGS-I: Problem Gambling Severity Index.
eGASA: Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents.