| n | M | SD |
Secret and lies | 578 | 3.08 | 1.48 |
I have lied in order to hide my losses or debts resulting from pachinko/pachislot | 578 | 1.50 | 0.78 |
I have lied to my family, friends, co-workers, or other people to play pachinko/pachislot | 579 | 1.58 | 0.81 |
Financial problems | 572 | 2.79 | 1.65 |
I have put myself into financial difficulties by playing pachinko/pachislot and asked someone for financial support | 579 | 1.32 | 0.67 |
I have borrowed money from someone in order to play pachinko/pachislot | 579 | 1.31 | 0.68 |
Have you borrowed money from the following in order to play pachinko/pachislot or to repay debts from playing pachinko/pachislot? (1. Family or household budget, 2. Friend or acquaintance, 3. Bank, 4. Loan company, 5. Consumer finance company, 6. Loan shark, 7. Others, 8. Never borrowed before) | 572 | 0.16 | 0.51 |
Study and work | 579 | 2.22 | 0.68 |
By playing pachinko/pachislot, I almost lost or I have lost opportunities for education | 579 | 1.13 | 0.41 |
By playing pachinko/pachislot, I have made mistakes at work or almost lost my job | 579 | 1.09 | 0.35 |
Relationship with important people | 579 | 2.46 | 1.03 |
Playing pachinko/pachislot almost broke or has broken the relationship with my family or boyfriend/girlfriend | 579 | 1.16 | 0.48 |
I have had an argument with a person that I live with over how I spend money on pachinko/pachislot | 579 | 1.31 | 0.64 |
Suicide | 578 | 2.10 | 0.50 |
I was so emotionally distressed about my pachinko or pachislot problems that I have tried to kill myself | 578 | 1.07 | 0.32 |
As a result of being emotionally distressed about my pachinko/pachislot problems, I have thought about ending my life | 578 | 1.03 | 0.23 |
PPDS total score | 558 | 38.09 | 10.79 |