Table 2 Correlation analysis of the dependent variable and the predictor variables (N = 197).

From: Predictors of pathological gambling behaviours in parents population in Nigeria

S/N

Variables

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1

PGS

 − 0.120*

 − 0.021

0.050

0.032

 − 0.014

 − 0.078

 − 0.020

0.483**

2

Gender

 

0.190**

 − 0.092

 − 0.054

 − 0.119

0.119*

 − 0.012

 − 0.123*

3

Age

  

 − 0.133**

 − 0.086

0.019

0.011

 − 0.018

 − 0.133**

4

SE status

   

0.068

 − 0.081

0.185**

0.092

0.095

5

No of Children

    

 − 0.064

0.061

0.138**

0.149**

6

Location

     

 − 0.004

 − 0.114

 − 0.012

7

Marital Status

      

 − 0.063

 − 0.053

8

Employment Status

       

 − 0.079

9

KPDS

        

Mean

        

27.97

SD

        

1.94

  1. PGS problem gambling severity, KPDS Kessler’s psychological distress scale, SES socioeconomic status, ES employment status, NC number of children, MS marital status.
  2. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
  3. *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).