Compulsive Buying in Adolescents. The Impact of Gender and Alcohol and Cannabis Use

The purpose of this study to analyse whether compulsive buying in teenagers is related gender and alcohol cannabis use a sample 573 students aged 14–17 from secondary education schools Burgos (Spain) (M = 15.65; SD 1.04). Random cluster sampling was performed select the sample. Compulsive Buying Questionnaire used together with two extra promts: ‘Indicate how much you consume’ take’. Descriptive statistics were data analysis, while MANOVA differences use, their interaction. results show higher scores for female buyers than men, users’ non-users, respectively, users male users. A certain interaction also observed between use. consumption entailed score buying, who did not consume obtaining highest scores. Thus, prevention programmes should consider teenagers’ risk taking toxic substances.