Compulsive buying – a growing concern? An examination of gender, age, and endorsement of materialistic values as predictors

Dittmar, Helga

doi:10.1348/000712605x53533

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“…This is in line with our expectations as well as with previous findings (Dittmar, 2005;Faber and O'Guinn, 1989;Faber and O'Guinn, 2008;Hanley and Wilhelm, 1992;Koran et al, 2006;Yurchisin and Johnson, 2004). This result provides support for CBD to be acknowledged as a mental health problem requiring clinical recognition and treatment.…”

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Prevalence and construct validity of compulsive buying disorder in shopping mall visitors

Maráz

Brink

Demetrovics

2015

Psychiatry Research

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Compulsive buying is a relatively new psychopathological concept and very few data are currently available regarding the prevalence and validity of compulsive buying disorder. In this cross-sectional study, we establish the prevalence of compulsive buying disorder in shopping mall visitors and explore the construct validity of the concept using the revised version of the Edwards Compulsive Buying Scale in 1,441 shopping mall visitors looking at shopping habits, current substance use (smoking, alcohol and illicit drug) and various psychological characteristics. Overall,3) of our sample was classified as having a compulsive buying disorder. Compulsive buyers were younger, less educated and more likely to be female than non-compulsive buyers. They were also more likely to have used licit and illicit substances. Compulsive buyers also reported higher levels of impulsivity and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, lower levels of well-being and self-esteem and more psychological distress. Finally, compulsive buyers were five times more likely to meet criteria for borderline personality disorder than non-compulsive buyers. Compulsive buying is a frequent disorder in shopping mall visitors and is associated with important and robust indicators of psychopathology thus supporting the validity of the construct. Dear Professor Buchsbaum, E ö t v ö s L or á n d U n i ve r s i t y * I ns t i t ut e of P sy c h ol o g y D E P A R T M E N T O F C L I N I C A L P S Y C H O L O G Y Aniko MarazWe would like the attached manuscript titled 'Prevalence and construct validity of compulsive buying disorder in shopping mall visitors' to be considered for publication in Psychiatry Research. Although there is considerable research regarding in the field of compulsive buying behavior, the prevalence of the validity of the disorder are relatively unknown. In this cross-sectional study, 8.7% of our sample (n=1441) had compulsive buying disorder and we found that compulsive buying is associated with important and robust indicators of psychopathology thus supporting the validity of the construct.The authors (Aniko Maraz, Wim van den Brink, Zsolt Demetrovics) declare that they do not have any interests that could constitute a real, potential or apparent conflict of interest with respect to his/her involvement in the publication. The authors also declare that they do not have any financial or other relations (e.g. directorship, consultancy or speaker fee) with companies, trade associations, unions or groups (including civic associations and public interest groups) that may gain or lose financially from the results or conclusions in the study.The study was exclusively carried out by the investigators. The authors of this manuscript had full access to all the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. This paper has not been, nor will be, published in whole or in part by any other journal and is under consideration for publication elsewhere. The submission to your journal ha...

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confidence: 93%

Prevalence and construct validity of compulsive buying disorder in shopping mall visitors

Maráz

Brink

Demetrovics

2015

Psychiatry Research

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“…The many studies of compulsive buying show that higher levels of compulsive buying correlate with low self-esteem (Roberts 1998) or high anxiety (Norum 2008). The strongest motivating characteristics associated with compulsive buying appear to be materialistic tendencies (Dittmar 2005) and lack of impulse control (Desarbo and Edwards 1995;Billieux et al 2008). …”

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Relationship among big five personality traits, compulsive buying and variety seeking

Ünalan¹,

Erciş²

2017

Pressacademia

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Purpose-This study examined associations among the Big Five personality dimensions and compulsive buying tendency and variety seeking tendency in Erzurum. Methodology-Participants (n=389) completed a survey that included measures of personality, compulsive buying and variety seeking. Findings-The results revealed that four personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience) were positively correlated with variety seeking tendency. Extraversion was positively related with compulsive buying tendency, and conscientiousness was negatively related with CBT. Finally, compulsive buying tendency was positively related with variety seeking tendency. Conclusion-Six of eleven hypotheses are accepted in our model. Our study shows that the perception levels of participants in the way of variables, the highest-valued personality factors are agreeableness and conscientiousness, while the lowest-valued personality trait is emotional stability. The perception level of compulsive buying tendency is very low. However, the perception level of variety seeking is high.

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“…It is also emphasised that materialistic people generally consume more and have stronger emotional and identity-related buying motivations, suggesting the association between consuming and self-concept is stronger for more materialistically orientated individuals (Dittmar, 2005;Dittmar, Long, & Meek, 2004). …”

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Postmodern society and the individual: The structural characteristics of postmodern society and how they shape who we think we are

Dunn

Castro

2012

The Social Science Journal

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The notion that personality is pluralistic and not a rigid construct is widely acknowledged within the social sciences. However, factors affecting multiplicity outside of clinical enquiry are still poorly understood. The idea that postmodern society has influenced how the individual conceives of their self-concept is frequently discussed, however, seldom theorised and empirically inspected. This study tests a number of psycho-sociological hypotheses that being immersed within consumption and part of a technology-based culture are contributing factors to self-pluralism. Data is collected from 201 individuals living in postmodern societies. Results indicate that technology exposure and materialistic beliefs are related to levels of self-pluralism and that materialism plays a partial mediatory role in technology's influence on multiplicity. These findings add support to postmodern understandings of the self and society and show everyday experiences associated with modern living influence how one conceives of their identity.

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Compulsive buying – a growing concern? An examination of gender, age, and endorsement of materialistic values as predictors

Cited by 416 publications

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Prevalence and construct validity of compulsive buying disorder in shopping mall visitors

Prevalence and construct validity of compulsive buying disorder in shopping mall visitors

Relationship among big five personality traits, compulsive buying and variety seeking

Postmodern society and the individual: The structural characteristics of postmodern society and how they shape who we think we are

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