This study tried to determine the prevalence of compulsive buying (CB) and to identify among compulsive buyers a specific relation to money, a different buying style, and a lowered level of self-esteem. We included 203 medical students and diagnosed CB with the Mc Elroy criteria and a specific questionnaire. The money attitude was characterized by the Yamauchi and Templer's scale and self-estee...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Compulsive buying is a severe phenomenon, especially among younger consumers. It is well documented in Western industrial societies like the USA and Germany, and nowadays an increasing interest in compulsive buying in non-Western countries is on the rise. METHODS In the current study, we measured the prevalence of compulsive buying tendencies among Chinese female and male ...

Background: The purpose of this paper was to explore the impact of brand variables such as brand awareness, brand loyalty, brand attachment, and perceived brand quality on compulsive buying behavior. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire, containing demographic items and items related to compulsive buying, brand awareness, brand loyalty, brand attachment and perceived quality, was used to ...

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’. Descriptiv...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The growing concern over compulsive buying (CB) among consumers has led to vast amount of research examining the antecedents of this maladaptive behaviour. The focus of previous research was, however, mainly on examining the internal, psychological factors contributing to CB. The current research, on the other hand, sheds light on one of the external triggers which can possi...

This research examines how the Big Five personality congruence between buyers and sellers influences compulsive buying in a dyadic service encounter. We gathered 904 buyer-seller data computed using difference score technique. The study findings manifested that agreeableness openness increases behavior, whereas neuroticism decreases this behavior. Further analysis showed pleasure enhancement da...