Table 4.
Gaming behavior by demographic characteristics among participants 25 years to 39 years of age.
| Characteristics | Gaming behavior, n (%) | P value | Participants, n (%) | ||||||||||
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Increased | Unchanged | Decreased |
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| Total sample | 146 (50.9) | 126 (43.9) | 15 (5.2) | N/Aa | 287 (100) | ||||||||
| Gender | |||||||||||||
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Female | 81 (53.3) | 65 (42.8) | 6 (3.9) | .48 | 152 (53.0) | |||||||
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Male | 65 (48.1) | 61 (45.2) | 9 (6.7) | 135 (47.0) | ||||||||
| Employment status | |||||||||||||
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Studying | 33 (76.7) | 9 (20.9) | 1 (2.3) | .004 | 43 (15.0) | |||||||
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Employed | 93 (44.3) | 104 (49.5) | 13 (6.2) | 210 (73.2) | ||||||||
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Unemployed | 15 (68.2) | 7 (31.8) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (7.7) | ||||||||
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Retired | —b | — | — | — | ||||||||
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Other | 5 (41.7) | 6 (50.0) | 1 (8.3) | 12 (4.2) | ||||||||
| Level of education | |||||||||||||
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Primary school | 5 (50.0) | 5 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | .74 | 10 (3.5) | |||||||
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Secondary school | 53 (46.1) | 54 (47.0) | 8 (7.0) | 115 (40.0) | ||||||||
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University | 80 (54.1) | 61 (41.2) | 7 (4.7) | 148 (51.6) | ||||||||
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Other | 8 (57.1) | 6 (42.9) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (4.9) | ||||||||
| Disposable income (SEKc) | |||||||||||||
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<20,000 | 52 (66.7) | 21 (26.9) | 5 (6.4) | .01 | 78 (27.2) | |||||||
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20,000-40,000 | 82 (45.3) | 91 (50.3) | 8 (4.4) | 181 (63.1) | ||||||||
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>40,000 | 12 (42.9) | 14 (50.0) | 2 (7.1) | 28 (9.8) | ||||||||
| Loot box | |||||||||||||
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Yes | 28 (58.3) | 17 (35.4) | 3 (6.3) | .45 | 48 (16.7) | |||||||
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No | 84 (49.7) | 77 (45.6) | 8 (4.7) | 169 (58.9) | ||||||||
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Missing | 34 (48.6) | 32 (45.7) | 4 (5.7) | 70 (24.4) | ||||||||
| Time at home | |||||||||||||
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Much more | 105 (59.3) | 65 (36.7) | 7 (4.0) | .005 | 177 (61.7) | |||||||
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Slightly more | 33 (38.8) | 45 (52.9) | 7 (8.2) | 85 (29.6) | ||||||||
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Unchanged | 8 (32.0) | 16 (64.0) | 1 (4.0) | 25 (8.7) | ||||||||
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Less time | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Change in alcohol habits | |||||||||||||
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More alcohol | 20 (62.5) | 9 (28.1) | 3 (9.4) | .003 | 32 (11.1) | |||||||
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Unchanged | 53 (41.4) | 73 (57.0) | 2 (1.6) | 128 (44.6) | ||||||||
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Less alcohol | 49 (58.3) | 28 (33.3) | 7 (8.3) | 84 (29.2) | ||||||||
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Does not drink | 24 (55.8) | 16 (37.2) | 3 (7.0) | 43 (15.0) | ||||||||
| Change in exercise habits | |||||||||||||
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More exercise | 32 (47.8) | 29 (43.3) | 6 (9.0) | .001 | 67 (23.3) | |||||||
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Unchanged | 34 (37.4) | 53 (58.2) | 4 (4.4) | 91 (31.7) | ||||||||
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Less exercise | 77 (65.3) | 37 (31.4) | 4 (3.4) | 118 (41.1) | ||||||||
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Never | 3 (27.3) | 7 (63.6) | 1 (9.1) | 11 (3.8) | ||||||||
| In school | |||||||||||||
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Yes | 43 (68.3) | 18 (28.6) | 2 (3.2) | .007 | 63 (22.0) | |||||||
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No | 103 (46.0) | 108 (48.2) | 13 (5.8) | 224 (78.0) | ||||||||
| School performance | |||||||||||||
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Unchanged | 15 (65.2) | 8 (34.8) | 0 (0.0) | .13 | 23 (8.0) | |||||||
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Better | 10 (66.7) | 3 (20.0) | 2 (13.3) | 15 (5.2) | ||||||||
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Worse | 18 (72.0) | 7 (28.0) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (8.7) | ||||||||
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Missing | 103 (46.0) | 108 (48.2) | 13 (5.8) | 224 (78.0) | ||||||||
| School attendance | |||||||||||||
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Unchanged | 26 (66.7) | 12 (30.8) | 1 (2.6) | .80 | 39 (13.6) | |||||||
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Less | 8 (80.0) | 2 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (3.5) | ||||||||
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More | 9 (64.3) | 4 (28.6) | 1 (7.1) | 14 (4.9) | ||||||||
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Missing | 103 (46.0) | 108 (48.2) | 13 (5.8) | 224 (78.0) | ||||||||
| PGS-Id | |||||||||||||
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No problem with gambling | 55 (45.8) | 59 (49.2) | 6 (5.0) | .48 | 120 (41.8) | |||||||
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Low risk of gambling problems | 23 (56.1) | 15 (36.6) | 3 (7.3) | 41 (14.3) | ||||||||
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Moderate risk of gambling problems | 18 (58.1) | 12 (38.7) | 1 (3.2) | 31 (10.8) | ||||||||
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Gambling problems | 12 (66.7) | 6 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (6.3) | ||||||||
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Missing | 38 (49.4) | 34 (44.2) | 5 (6.5) | 77 (26.8) | ||||||||
| Kessler-6 | |||||||||||||
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Score 0-4: no psychological distress | 21 (29.6) | 43 (60.6) | 7 (9.9) | <.001 | 71 (24.7) | |||||||
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Score 5-24: moderate psychological distress | 124 (57.7) | 83 (38.6) | 8 (3.7) | 215 (74.9) | ||||||||
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Missing | 1 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | ||||||||
| GASAe | |||||||||||||
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Addicted/problem gamer | 21 (65.6) | 9 (28.1) | 2 (6.3) | .14 | 32 (11.1) | |||||||
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Engaged gamer | 16 (66.7) | 7 (29.2) | 1 (4.2) | 24 (8.4) | ||||||||
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No problem | 109 (47.2) | 110 (47.6) | 12 (5.2) | 231 (80.5) | ||||||||
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.