Table 1 Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) for the PPAS
From: Development and validation of the Pachinko/Pachi-Slot Playing Ambivalence Scale
Please rate these statements thinking about the past 12 months | Factor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | ||
1. After losing money playing pachinko or pachi-slot, I wished that I had spent it on something delicious to eat | 0.947 | −0.082 | |
Regret | 2. After losing money playing pachinko or pachi-slot, I wished that I had used it to buy something I wanted | 0.888 | 0.03 |
3. After losing money playing pachinko or pachi-slot, I wished that I had used the money to go out with my sweetheart or a friend | 0.862 | 0.006 | |
4. When I am playing pachinko/pachi-slot, thoughts run through my mind that I could get rich, but also that I could go bankrupt | −0.026 | 0.771 | |
5. When I am playing pachinko/pachi-slot, thoughts run through my mind that the people I care about might praise me for playing, or that they might reproach me for playing | −0.059 | 0.749 | |
Parallel | 6. When I was playing pachinko or pachi-slot, I felt both happy and distressed | 0.057 | 0.749 |
7. In my mind, I want to quit playing pachinko/pachi-slot and at the same time, I want to play | 0.205 | 0.547 | |
8. The reason I play pachinko/pachi-slot is to win and also to lose | −0.116 | 0.523 | |
9. The reason I play pachinko/pachi-slot changes with the moment | 0.126 | 0.491 | |