Is compulsive buying related to materialism, depression or temperament? Findings from a sample of treatment-seeking patients with CB

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• 作者：Astrid Mü ; ller^a ; ^{mueller.astrid@mh-hannover.de" class="auth_mail} ; Laurence Claes^b ; Ekaterini Georgiadou^a ; Maike Mö ; llenkamp^a ; Eva M. Voth^a ; Ron J. Faber^c ; James E. Mitchell^d ; ^e ; Martina de Zwaan^a
• 关键词：Compulsive buying ; Temperament ; Depression ; Material values
• 刊名：Psychiatry Research
• 出版年：30 April, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：216
• 期：1
• 页码：103-107
• 全文大小：245 K

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The aim of the present work was to examine the influence of reactive and regulatory temperament on compulsive buying (CB) in a sample of 102 patients (79 women, 23 men) with clinical CB. All participants answered the Compulsive Buying Scale (CBS), the Behavioral Inhibition System and Behavioral Activation System Scales (BIS/BAS), and the Effortful Control subscale (ATQ-EC) of the Adult Temperament Questionnaire-Short Form. Based on previous studies demonstrating that depression and materialism are linked with CB, in addition, the Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale (PHQ-9) and the Materialistic Values Scale (MVS) were administered. CBS scores were significantly correlated with the MVS, PHQ-9, and BAS scores. The findings of the hierarchical regression analysis, however, indicated that in the present sample of treatment-seeking patients the only significant association was found between CB and depression. The results highlight the prominent role of depression in CB. There is a need for longitudinal studies in order to answer the question whether depression is the cause or the consequence of CB.