The prevalence and psychological relation of problem shopping: data from a large-scale sample from Turkey

BMC Psychology

Başak Ünübol¹  Barış Önen Ünsalver²  Hüseyin Ünübol²  Gökben Hızlı Sayar² 

[1] Department of Psychiatry, Erenköy Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Research and Training Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey;Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, Üsküdar University, Istanbul, Turkey;

关键词: Problem shopping;    Psychiatric distress;    Affect;    Attachment;    IRT;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40359-021-00711-6

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe purpose of the present study was to comprehensively examine the measurement aspects, the prevalence, and the psychological correlates of problem shopping among a large-scale national sample of Turkish adults.ResultParticipants (N = 24,380, 50% men, M age = 31.79 years, age range = 18–81 years) completed a questionnaire that comprised the Shopping Addiction Risk Questionnaire, the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised. Results showed that 1.8% of the participants had probable shopping addiction. Being female, being younger, psychiatric distress, positive affect, negative affect, anxious attachment, and avoidant attachment were positive correlates of problem shopping.ConclusionThe results of this large sample size study suggest that shopping addiction is not a rare condition in Turkey. Further research is needed to understand different motives that underlie the problematic shopping behavior in the young and female population in comparison to older and male populations. Preventive programs or any interventions for people with PSB needs to address regulation difficulties and development of healthy strategies to cope with psychiatric distress.

【 授权许可】

CC BY