Parent-Adolescent Relationship and Adolescents’ Compulsive Buying Behaviour: Mediating Role of Self-Esteem. AUTHORS:

The main purpose this study is to investigate the mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship between parent-adolescent relationship and adolescent compulsive buying behaviour. Using a sample of 300 adolescents (15-18 years) in India and the structural equation modelling technique, the findings reveal that self-esteem mediates the relationship between parent-adolescent relationship and adolescent compulsive buying behaviour. Our study also establishes that familial conflict and cohesion acts as major sources of adolescent compulsivity. We have also examined the mediating role of self-esteem on the above relationships and found that adolescents’ compulsivity varies with the level of selfesteem (i.e. higher level of self-esteem leads to lower levels of adolescents’ compulsivity). The practical and theoretical implications are discussed within the context of adolescents’ compulsivity. KEYWORDS: Stress, Conflict, Compulsive behaviour, Self-esteem, Cohesion.