Individual factors associated with buying addiction: An empirical study

Rodríguez-Villarino, Rafael; González-Lorenzo, Manuel; Fernández‐González, Ángel; Fernández, María Lameiras; Foltz, Marika L.

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“…Conscientiousness was negatively and significantly related to Facebook addiction, video game addiction, Internet addiction, and compulsive buying, and positively and significantly related to exercise addiction and study addiction. The fact that Conscientiousness was negatively associated with Facebook addiction is in line with previous studies (Andreassen, Torsheim et al, 2012;Wilson et al, 2010), as are the findings concerning the negative association between Conscientiousness and video game addiction (Peters & Malesky, 2008), the negative association between Conscientiousness and Internet addiction (Gnisci et al, 2011), and the negative association between Conscientiousness and compulsive buying (Mowen & Spears, 1999;Rodriguez-Villarino et al, 2006;Verplanken & Herabadi, 2001;Wang & Yang, 2008). These findings can been explained based on low priority of duties and obligations (Andreassen, Griffiths et al, 2012), lack of planning ability (Verplanken & Herabadi, 2001), low self-control, weakness for temptations (Wang & Yang, 2008), and procrastination (Lee, Kelly & Edwards, 2006) that typically characterizes people with low scores on Conscientiousness.…”

Section: Conscientiousnesssupporting

confidence: 79%

The relationships between behavioral addictions and the five-factor model of personality

Andreassen¹,

Griffiths²,

Gjertsen³

et al. 2013

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

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Aims: Although relationships between addiction and personality have previously been explored, no study has ever simultaneously investigated the interrelationships between several behavioral addictions, and related these to the main dimensions of the five-factor model of personality. Methods: In this study, 218 university students completed questionnaires assessing seven different behavioral addictions (i.e., Facebook addiction, video game addiction, Internet addiction, exercise addiction, mobile phone addiction, compulsive buying, and study addiction) as well as an instrument assessing the main dimensions of the five-factor model of personality. Results: Of the 21 bivariate intercorrelations between the seven behavioral addictions, all were positive (and nine significantly). The results also showed that (i) Neuroticism was positively associated with Internet addiction, exercise addiction, compulsive buying, and study addiction, (ii) Extroversion was positively associated with Facebook addiction, exercise addiction, mobile phone addiction, and compulsive buying, (iii) Openness to experience was negatively associated with Facebook addiction and mobile phone addiction, (iv) Agreeableness was negatively associated with Internet addiction, exercise addiction, mobile phone addiction, and compulsive buying, and (v) Conscientiousness was negatively associated with Facebook addiction, video game addiction, Internet addiction, and compulsive buying and positively associated with exercise addiction and study addiction. Conclusions: The positive associations between the seven behavioral addictions suggest one or several underlying pathological factors. Hierarchical multiple regressions showed that personality traits explained between 6% and 17% of the variance in the seven behavioral addictions, suggesting that personality to a varying degree explains scores on measures of addictive behaviors.

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Section: Conscientiousnesssupporting

confidence: 79%

The relationships between behavioral addictions and the five-factor model of personality

Andreassen¹,

Griffiths²,

Gjertsen³

et al. 2013

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

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330

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“…It is clear that – similarly to other recently investigated topics like buying (Rodríguez-Villarino, González-Lorenzo, Fernández-González, Lameiras-Fernández, & Foltz, 2006), dancing (Maráz, Urbán, Griffiths, & Demetrovics, 2015), or studying (Atroszko, Andreassen, Griffiths, & Pallesen, 2015) – problematic Tinder use does not affect a large part of the population (Global Web Index, 2015 cited by McHugh, 2015). It should also be considered that such problematic behaviors do not have the same addictive potential as other substance-related behaviors might have (Potenza, 2015).…”

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confidence: 79%

Too many swipes for today: The development of the Problematic Tinder Use Scale (PTUS)

Orosz¹,

Tóth‐Király²,

Bőthe³

et al. 2016

J Behav Addict

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Background and aimsTinder is a very popular smartphone-based geolocated dating application. The goal of the present study was creating a short Problematic Tinder Use Scale (PTUS).MethodsGriffiths’ (2005) six-component model was implemented for covering all components of problematic Tinder use. Confirmatory factor analyses were carried out on a Tinder user sample (N = 430).ResultsBoth the 12- and the 6-item versions were tested. The 6-item unidimensional structure has appropriate reliability and factor structure. No salient demography-related differences were found. Users irrespectively to their relationship status have similar scores on PTUS.DiscussionTinder users deserve the attention of scientific examination considering their large proportion among smartphone users. It is especially true considering the emerging trend of geolocated online dating applications.ConclusionsBefore PTUS, no prior scale has been created to measure problematic Tinder use. The PTUS is a suitable and reliable measure to assess problematic Tinder use.

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“…Compulsive buying has long been advanced as being a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder, linked to stress and depression, through research that suggests buying may be used to cope with adverse events and/or emotional states (Faber & O'Guinn, 1988;Yi & Baumgartner, 2004). In such cases, purchases that are made to induce positive emotional states (Schultz, 2006) often lead to a "vicious cycle" that ultimately creates a downward spiral for the individual (Rodríguez-villarino, González-lorenzo, Fernández-gonzález, Lameiras-fernández, & Foltz, 2006) and/or family (Gentry et al, 1995). Compulsive buying is undesirable because of its economic and psychological consequences.…”

Section: Depression and Impulsive And Compulsive Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Buying on impulse may be used to help alleviate feelings of depression (Duhachek, 2005), which may explain why impulsiveness can be a factor in "disaster victim purchasing" (Sayre & Horne, 1996, p. 324). Defined as the spontaneous or sudden desire to buy something (Rook, 1987), impulsive buying is often emotion-related (Eysenck, Pearson, Easting, & Allsopp, 1985). However, there appears to be a cognitive component in impulsive behavior (Hoch & Loewenstein, 1991;Sneath et al, 2009) because, prior to engaging in the behavior, individuals first consider the appropriateness of their actions.…”

Section: Depression and Impulsive And Compulsive Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Even though these feelings may be short-lived (Baker et al, 2005), after a stressful event vulnerability can increase for people who do not use "effective coping strategies" (Littleton, Horsley, John, & Nelson, 2007, p. 985). For example, individuals who engage in compulsive behaviors to cope with difficult situations may obtain short-term gratification and a reduction in anxiety, but it can often lead to guilt and financial hardship (Rook, 1987).…”

Section: Literature Review and Hypothesized Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Chronic negative circumstances and compulsive buying: consumer vulnerability after a natural disaster

Sneath

Lacey

Kennett‐Hensel

2014

Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science

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This research is composed of two cross-sectional studies that examine the lingering emotional distress associated with a natural disaster and extend the understanding of its impact on consumption attitudes and behaviors when victims are confronted with additional challenges. The first study examines victims' (n ¼ 426) depression-induced impulsive and compulsive buying after Hurricane Katrina; the second investigates how the recession has exacerbated victims' (n ¼ 191) lingering stress and depressive states, and the effects of these on consumption. These historical events provide a unique opportunity to extend the life event and disaster research and to examine the relationship between negative events and specific consumer behaviors. Results indicate that, years later, compulsive buying has not subsided, and the adversity brought on by the recession appears to have contributed to extended depressive states. Implications for marketers and public policy makers are discussed, as they relate to how vulnerable consumers cope with negative life events.

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Individual factors associated with buying addiction: An empirical study

Cited by 30 publications

References 22 publications

The relationships between behavioral addictions and the five-factor model of personality

The relationships between behavioral addictions and the five-factor model of personality

Too many swipes for today: The development of the Problematic Tinder Use Scale (PTUS)

Chronic negative circumstances and compulsive buying: consumer vulnerability after a natural disaster

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