TABLE 3.

Correlations between total PGSI score and study variables (N = 337).

	Total PGSI score
	r	P-value
Age	0.196	< 0.001*
Educational level	–0.098	0.045***
Daily time spent on gacha games	0.259	< 0.001*
Monthly expenses on gacha purchase	0.478	< 0.001*
DASS - stress score	0.496	< 0.001*
DASS - anxiety score	0.437	< 0.001*
DASS - depression score	0.337	< 0.001*
Participation in gambling activities	0.168	0.002**
Motives for gacha purchase	0.465	< 0.001*

DASS, Depression, Anxiety, Stress 21; PGSI, Problem Gambling Severity Index. *p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.05.