Understanding and diagnosing compulsive buying

By H. Dittmar. 2004

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A NEW LOOK AT "COMPULSIVE BUYING": SELF-DISCREPANCIES AND MATERIALISTIC VALUES AS PREDICTORS OF COMPULSIVE BUYING TENDENCY (2005, methodology): “Not only do women score higher than men on scales that measure compulsive buying tendencies, the percentage of women among samples of compulsive buyers ranges from 74–93%, with the median around 90% (Dittmar, 2004).”
Heavy social networking and online compulsive buying: the mediating role of financial social comparison and materialism (2021, background): “Therefore, the inclination toward compulsive buying is becoming more pronounced as the possession of material wealth often leads to perceptions of enhanced image, status, and happiness (Dittmar, 2004; Dittmar et al., 2007; Islam et al., 2018; Kasser & Kanner, 2004).”
Needing to connect: The effect of self and others on young people's involvement with their mobile phones (2010, background): “Younger people have been found more likely to have a materialistic orientation which leads them to develop addictive patterns of behaviour as they seek to own and use objects which represent their attitudes, values, and societal position (Dittmar, 1992, 2004, 2005).”
The Costs of Consumer Culture and the “Cage Within”: The Impact of the Material “Good Life” and “Body Perfect” Ideals on Individuals” Identity and Well-Being (2007, background): “Recent estimates suggest that as many as half a million people in the UK, one million in Germany, and 10 million in the US may be affected (Dittmar, 2004b).”
The impact of financial management practices and financial attitudes on the relationship between materialism and compulsive buying (2012, background): “Compulsive buying is estimated to occur in 2 to 16% of the general population (Dittmar, 2004) and is increasingly recognized as a serious clinical”
The relationship between materialism and personal well-being: A meta-analysis. (2014, unknown): “…relationship to consumer goods characterized by loss of control over buying behavior, preoccupation with thoughts about buying, and the continuation of excessive buying and spending despite harmful consequences (Dittmar, 2004, 2005a, 2005b; R. O. Frost et al., 2007; Roberts & Manolis, 2012).”
Debt out of control: The links between self-control, compulsive buying, and real debts (2015, background): “Hence, compulsive buying clearly carries a compensatory component – it is suggested that the act of buying is a way to counterbalance for other unmet needs and desires (Dittmar, 2004, 2005; Neuner, Raab, & Reisch, 2005; Scherhorn, Reisch, & Raab, 1990; Thornhill, Kellett, & Davies, 2012).”
An Expanded Conceptualization and a New Measure of Compulsive Buying (2008, background): “Researchers have also found a negative relationship between compulsive buying and self-esteem (Dittmar 2004).”
When a better self is only a button click away : Associations between materialistic values, emotional and identity-related buying motives, and compulsive buying tendency online (2007, background): “" At the same time, identity seeking and mood regulation have been described as compensatory behaviors that are central to compulsive buying (Benson, 2006; Dittmar, 2004b; Elliott, 1994).”