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Erschienen in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 6/2019

15.02.2018 | Original Article

The Maladaptive Pursuit of Consumption: the Impact of Materialism, Pain of Paying, Social Anxiety, Social Support, and Loneliness on Compulsive Buying

verfasst von: Richard J. Harnish, K. Robert Bridges, Joshua T. Gump, Alicia E. Carson

Erschienen in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Ausgabe 6/2019

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Abstract

The current research examined the capability of materialism, pain of paying, social anxiety, social support, and loneliness to predict compulsive buying. A sample of students attending a public university located in the northeast USA were surveyed. A multiple regression indicated materialism, pain of paying, anhedonia, coping with substances, and social support received from family were predictors of compulsive buying. Pain of paying was the strongest predictor of compulsive buying. Understanding factors that affect compulsive buying aids the identification of compulsive buying and informs the treatment of compulsive buying. Treatment models may be more effective if additional attention is given to addressing and developing social support networks of compulsive buyers. Such social support may act as a buffer against the social anxiety compulsive buyers experience and may help reduce feelings of anhedonia and use of substances to control social anxiety.
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We wish to acknowledge and thank one of the reviewers for this insight.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
The Maladaptive Pursuit of Consumption: the Impact of Materialism, Pain of Paying, Social Anxiety, Social Support, and Loneliness on Compulsive Buying
verfasst von
Richard J. Harnish
K. Robert Bridges
Joshua T. Gump
Alicia E. Carson
Publikationsdatum
15.02.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Ausgabe 6/2019
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Elektronische ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-018-9883-y

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