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. 2022 Mar 18;39(1):401–429. doi: 10.1007/s10899-022-10109-7

Table 5.

OLS regression models of overall GameSense engagement and gambling beliefs/behaviors

PPS: behavior PPS: gambling literacy Understanding of GC Use of RG strategies Gambling frequency Breadth
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Overall GS engagement 0.039  − 0.016 0.223 0.245 0.302* 0.069
(0.118) (0.127) (0.171) (0.151) (0.134) (0.132)
Age 0.056* 0.105* 0.064*  − 0.068* 0.056*  − 0.126*
(0.015) (0.016) (0.021) (0.019) (0.017) (0.016)
Male  − 0.037  − 0.028 0.251*  − 0.004 0.116* 0.391*
(0.039) (0.042) (0.056) (0.050) (0.044) (0.043)
Black  − 0.080 0.038  − 0.133 0.156  − 0.071  − 0.078
(0.103) (0.111) (0.150) (0.132) (0.117) (0.115)
White 0.161 0.410* 0.392* 0.163  − 0.406* 0.119
(0.085) (0.091) (0.124) (0.109) (0.096) (0.095)
Hispanic 0.139 0.170 -0.210 0.086  − 0.314* 0.027
(0.094) (0.102) (0.137) (0.121) (0.107) (0.105)
Asian  − 0.269* 0.050  − 0.267 0.275  − 0.433*  − 0.120
(0.113) (0.122) (0.164) (0.144) (0.127) (0.126)
Educ. attainment 0.033* 0.030* 0.042* 0.039* -0.066* 0.020
(0.014) (0.015) (0.020) (0.018) (0.016) (0.015)
# of MGM props. visited 0.012 0.014 0.028* 0.022* 0.010 0.048*
(0.007) (0.007) (0.010) (0.009) (0.008) (0.007)
Constant 5.700* 5.170* 4.540* 3.430* 3.220* 2.070*
(0.125) (0.135) (0.182) (0.160) (0.141) (0.139)
Observations 2,537 2,539 2,537 2,539 2,514 2,514
R2 0.024 0.044 0.050 0.015 0.029 0.090
Adjusted R2 0.020 0.040 0.047 0.011 0.025 0.087
Residual Std. Error 0.955 (df = 2527) 1.030 (df = 2529) 1.390 (df = 2527) 1.220 (df = 2529) 1.070 (df = 2504) 1.060 (df = 2504)
F Statistic 6.820* (df = 9; 2527) 12.900* (df = 9; 2529) 14.800* (df = 9; 2527) 4.210* (df = 9; 2529) 8.170* (df = 9; 2504) 27.500* (df = 9; 2504)

*p < 0.05. Cells contain unstandardized regression coefficients and standard errors. PPS = Positive Play Scale. GC = Gambling Concepts. RG = Responsible Gambling. GS = GameSense