Online Compulsive Buying Research Articles

Online Compulsive Buying and Psychological Distress : A Person-Centered Approach and Reflections on Chinese Social Policy

Online Compulsive Buying and Psychological Distress : A Person-Centered Approach and Reflections on Chinese Social Policy

Perceived Stress and Online Compulsive Buying Behaviour among Women Consumers in Butwal Sub- Metropolitan City

The article discusses the phenomenon of compulsive buying, emphasizing its prevalence and the associated negative consequences such as financial distress and impaired functioning. The present study examined the mediating role of Avoidance coping and the moderating role of self-esteem in the association between perceived stress and online compulsive buying. A sample of 409 female consumers, completed questionnaire measures of perceived stress, self-esteem, Avoidance coping, and online compulsive buying The focus is on the connection between compulsive buying and online shopping, particularly in the context of the growing dependence on the internet. The study also explores the role of avoidance coping mechanisms in understanding and explaining obsessive online purchasing behavior. Additionally, the article delves into the comorbidity of compulsive buying with various psychological disorders. The significance of mood, self-esteem, and coping strategies in compulsive shopping is highlighted. The geographical context of Butwal, a rapidly developing city in Nepal, is briefly described, and the article concludes with insights into the factors influencing online customer satisfaction and e-commerce growth in Nepal. Overall, the article provides a comprehensive overview of the complexities surrounding compulsive buying, particularly in the context of online shopping, and its implications for individuals and society.

Impact of the outbreak of the COVID- 19 virus on online compulsive buying obsession in Alexandria Governorate

Impact of the outbreak of the COVID- 19 virus on online compulsive buying obsession in Alexandria Governorate

Online Compulsive Buying and Brand Addiction in Indonesia: The Importance of Using Fear of Missing Out and Social Commerce Interactivity

The research aimed to investigate the impact of fear of missing out and interactivity on online compulsive buying and brand addiction, drawing upon the theoretical framework of compensating the internet use method. The data were obtained through an online questionnaire, which was satisfactorily filled out by 133 participants. The participants were individuals who had engaged in online compulsive buying behavior and exhibited addiction to purchasing specific brands. The statistical data analysis involved utilizing structural equation modeling with partial least squares (SEM-PLS). The findings indicate that the presence of fear of missing out and interactivity have the potential to enhance consumers’ propensity to engage in online compulsive buying and develop brand addiction. Individuals who exhibit a proclivity for engaging in obsessive online purchasing behavior might have been incentivized to develop brand addiction. The researchcontributes to the existing literature on the theory of compensating internet use. It proposes that individuals may be motivated to participate in online activities to alleviate negative feelings from challenging situations.

Passive social network site usage and online compulsive buying tendency among female undergraduate students: a multiple mediation model of self-esteem and materialism

Passive social network site usage and online compulsive buying tendency among female undergraduate students: a multiple mediation model of self-esteem and materialism

Online impulsive and compulsive buying behavior in Vietnam

This study aims to investigate the factors contributing to online impulsive and online compulsive buying behaviours among Vietnamese consumers, given the increasing prevalence of online shopping. A survey of 562 participants (104 offline and 548 online) and Partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) were recruited to empirically examine the proposed research model. We found that (1) Performance Expectancy, Facilitating Conditions, Social Influence, Effort Expectancy and Stimulus shared positive relations with Online Buying Intention; (2) Scarcity posed significant impact on both Online Impulsive and Compulsive Buying Behaviors; (3) Online Buying Intention was only a key determinant of Online Impulsive Buying Behavior; and (4) Online Impulsive Buying proved to be a significant predictor of Online Compulsive Buying Behavior. By integrating the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model with Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) framework, the research revealed a meaningful underlying mechanism regarding how consumers’ technological acceptance, platforms’ stimulus, and scarcity can motivate their actual impulsive and compulsive purchasing behaviors in prevalent online settings. Platform designers should offer more and more technological usefulness and conveniences to increase consumers’ online buying intentions, while marketers should consider scarcity as the focal point of their strategies.

Why can’t I stop buying? Upward social comparison on social networking sites and online compulsive buying: a latent moderated mediation model

Why can’t I stop buying? Upward social comparison on social networking sites and online compulsive buying: a latent moderated mediation model

Role of visual social networking, hypersensitive narcissism, and anxiety sensitivity in online compulsive buying

The impact of hypersensitive narcissism and anxiety sensitivity on online compulsive buying were examined. These transdiagnostic personality factors have not previously received attention in virtual, as opposed to real-world, contexts, and the study explored their interaction with the use of visual and textual social media platforms for online buying. The present study sampled 440 participants (264 female; 174 male), aged 18 – 37 years. Participants completed an online survey comprising: Online Edwards Compulsive Buying Scale Revised, Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale, and the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3. Visual social networking usage was a risk factor for online compulsive buying, and there were significant positive relationships between both hypersensitive narcissism, and anxiety sensitivity, with online compulsive buying. Anxiety sensitivity mediated the relationship between hypersensitive narcissism and compulsive online buying when the dominate form of social media use was textual, but not when it was visual.

Materialism and envy as mediators between upward social comparison on social network sites and online compulsive buying among college students.

Upward social comparison on Social Network Sites (SNS) might be positively related to online compulsive buying; however, there is little understanding of the mechanism of this relationship. In this study, we explored the effect of upward social comparison on SNS on online compulsive buying, and whether this effect is mediated by materialism and envy. A total of 568 Chinese undergraduates (mean age = 19.58 years, SD = 1.43) were recruited to complete a survey that included Upward social comparison on SNS Scale, Materialism Scale, Envy Scale, and Online compulsive buying Scale. The results revealed that upward social comparison was positively linked to online compulsive buying. Additionally, materialism and envy completely mediated this relationship. Our findings suggest that upward social comparison has a positive influence on college students' online compulsive buying and that this influence is formed through a combination of cognitive factors (materialism) and affective factors (envy). This discovery not only clarifies the underlying mechanism but also proposes a potential way of alleviating online compulsive buying.

Investigating Status Consumption, Fashion Orientation and Social Comparison as the Trigger Factors of Online Compulsive Buying

This paper presents a theoretical framework which asserts online compulsive buying as a function of several post-modern consumption pattern like status consumption, fashion orientation and social comparison. For this purpose, aim of this paper is to investigate the role of status consumption, fashion-oriented consumption tendency and social comparison on online compulsive buying behavior among Turkish consumers. In order to realize multiple-regression analysis, necessary data were collected from 601 participants via online questionnaire. According to the findings of the analysis, online compulsive buying is affected by the four dimensions of fashion-oriented consumption, which are anti-fashion attitude, fashion leadership, fashion interest and the importance of being well-dressed. Moreover, status consumption and social comparison has also a significant influence on online compulsive buying This paper discusses the results regarding the marketing applications and consumer research literature.

Research on the Influence of the Social Comparison Orientation on Online Compulsive Buying Tendency of Young People

Nowadays, the online compulsive buying behavior of the young group is increasing, which has become a social problem that needs to be solved. This paper focuses on individual psychological factors and explores how social comparison orientation influences online compulsive buying. Through the research method of the questionnaire survey, this paper shows that different levels of the social comparison will lead to different buying preferences. And then we examined how mediating and moderating effects work on the influence path of the compulsive buying tendency. As a result, this study innovatively finds the mechanism of materialism values as a mediator and self-concept clarity as a moderator. It ultimately allows us to figure out a pathway that leads to the online compulsive buying tendency, and can provide new ideas for solving the problems caused by it.

Online shopping spree in times of COVID-19 pandemic

This article aims at shedding the light on the role played by the user's psychological states on online compulsive shopping and the resulting attitude towards online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on escape theory, we proposed a conceptual model tested through a survey conducted on 300 internet users. Data was analysed through a partial least squares analysis and revealed that online compulsive buying appears in consumers whose personalities are marked by materialism (acquisition centrality), anxiety about COVID-19, and boredom due to lack of activity. In addition, it was proven that online compulsive shopping leads to positive attitudes towards online shopping. The results contribute to theoretical and managerial understanding of online compulsive shopping in times of sanitary crisis.

This Gorgeous Bag is Just a Click Away! The Influence of Impulse and Hedonic Buying Tendencies on Online Compulsive Buying

With the widespread use of the Internet, consumers began to shop online instead of traditional channels. Hence, compulsive buying becomes a more problematic behavior in this online milieu because online shopping offered compulsive consumers a very convenient environment in which whenever and whatever they want to buy. Although it is becoming an increasingly important issue, there is gap in the literature on compulsive buying online. The main purpose of this research is to determine whether impulse buying and hedonistic buying are among the explanatory factors of online compulsive buying under the thumb of the new age technologic, economic and social trends. This is causal research which employed a multiple regression model. A research company performed an online survey over two weeks and 601 surveys were accepted. The results of the research revealed that impulse and hedonic buying have explanatory power for online compulsive buying behavior. However, the role of impulse buying dimensions is more powerful than the role of hedonic buying dimensions on online compulsive buying. Managerial and other implications of the results are presented.

Glued to your phone? Generation Z's smartphone addiction and online compulsive buying

Recent studies found that smartphone usage has become an addiction nowadays, especially among young consumers. The abuse of these digital devices affects individuals' social life and well-being. Of particular interest in this regard is the study of compulsive buying, as it has been noted a possible co-occurrence of this disorder with smartphone abusive tendencies. With a model theoretically anchored in the stimulus-organism-response framework, the current study investigates the novel connection between smartphone addiction and online compulsive buying in a sample of 275 Generation Z consumers. The proposed model integrates mood regulatory behaviours and flow experiences associated with smartphone addiction to affect online compulsive buying behaviours. The current research contributes to the literature on compulsive buying behaviours and smartphone addiction by offering empirical evidence that (1) smartphone addiction and online compulsive buying are related; and (2) mood regulatory behaviours and flow experience act as strengthening factors in this relationship. This article advances knowledge in terms of theory and practice on Generation Z consumers’ smartphone addiction and online compulsive buying.

Investigation of Online Compulsive Buying Patterns in the Pandemic Situation

This study is to consider the compulsive buying pattern based on a new Compulsive buying index score. It examines the influence of unplanned buying, emotions, purchasing power, impulsiveness, post-purchase, monomania, direct mail response, and online shopping on compulsive buying behavior in the pandemic situation. The quantitative approach used to explore the compulsive buying pattern through the sample size of 33 under the snowball sampling method the study reveals comparability between Gen Z males & females mightily fall into a severe and mild compulsive category to other generations. Liken female consumers; male consumers are highly compulsive. This study supports the marketers for framing the tactics to attract consumers' impulse, emotional, and fanatical behavior.

Compulsive buying gradually increased during the first six months of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Background and aimsThe current Covid-19 situation offers a natural experiment to explore the effect of a chronic stressor on compulsive buying tendencies over an extended period of time.DesignSurvey method of sampling every three days a new cohort during the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic (March-October 2020) in the United States.ParticipantsTotal (clean) sample of N = 1,430 (39.3% female, mean age = 36.4 years).MeasurementsOnline and offline compulsive buying separately, distress, economic position, income and age were assessed.FindingsBoth online and offline compulsive buying increased during the data collection period ( = 0.24, = 0.22, respectively, both P < 0.001). Individuals with self-reported high economic position (EP) reported the highest tendency for compulsive buying throughout the entire time frame, although the increase in compulsive buying tendencies over time was the most pronounced among the economically less privileged. Online compulsive buying increased after the CARES Act (first stimulus package) by an effect size of d = 0.33. When entered into a regression model, EP had the strongest effect on compulsive buying after accounting for the effect of distress, income and age. The high-EP group reported the strongest correlation between distress and compulsive buying (r = 0.67, P < 0.001, 95% CI: 0.57–0.76).ConclusionsCompulsive buying tendency gradually increased during the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic especially after the CARES Act.

Assessment of online compulsive buying: Psychometric properties of the Italian compulsive online shopping scale (COSS)

The rapid diffusion of the Internet has made doing things online in addition to in person possible. This has also lead to the emergence of new potential behavioural addictions related to the digital world, such as online shopping addiction. Given the peculiar features of cyberspace, the development of specific instruments for asseessing online shopping addiction appears to be of great importance to promote a better understanding of the phenomenon and effective clinical interventions. On this basis, this research aims to translate and validate the Compulsive Online Shopping Scale (COSS) for the Italian context. A sample of 397 Italian participants (Mage = 32.54 years, SD = 11.16) completed an online survey consisting of the Italian COSS, Edwards Compulsive Buying Scale, Internet Addiction Test, Yale‑Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale‑ Second Edition, and Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) showed the adequacy of the model fit to the data for a correlational solution with the same 7 factors of the original version: Salience¸ Mood modification¸ Conflict¸ Tolerance¸ Relapse¸ Withdrawal¸ and Problems. Furthermore, good indications of internal consistency, convergent and discriminant validity emerged from the results. Therefore, the Italian COSS seems to be a valid and reliable self-report scale that can be used to assess the risk of compulsive online shopping among Italian-speaking individuals and may be useful for both research and clinical practice.

Excessive Social Networking Sites Usage and Online Compulsive Game Buying: The Mediating Role of Consumer Materialism (With Special Reference to Undergraduates in Sri Lanka)

Consumer compulsive buying is an important area of attention in Consumer Behaviour research. The study was designed to determine the predictors of online compulsive game buying apart from existing studies as an extension of knowledge and the context. Furthermore, this study also gathered insights from social comparison theory and empty self-theory. An online survey was conducted and gathered data from 165 undergraduates in Sri Lanka using convenience sampling. Data were analyzed using SmartPLS and SPSS software and the findings represented that, there exists a positive relationship among the variables and there is a full mediation effect of consumer materialism which goes in line with the previous literature in certain aspects. Furthermore, the implications of this study presented would be beneficial for marketers, policymakers, and practitioners in the field of consumer behavior.

Online Compulsive Buying as a Coping Strategy for Self-Uncertainty: The Moderating Role of Gender in China

Self-uncertainty is of high relevance for a wide range of thinking and behavior, associated with compulsive buying patterns, since a high level of self-uncertainty is an interfering factor for a stable and consistent self. In turn, online compulsive buying is caused by a wide range of negative personality traits or states. Consequently, self-uncertainty can be viewed as a new important potential predictor for online compulsive buying. With the development of e-commerce, online compulsive buying has been identified as an increasing pathological buying pattern with severe consequences, such as debts, psychological distress and conflicts in partnerships, in particular for female and young consumers. Until now self-uncertainty has not been considered as a factor of influence on either compulsive buying or online compulsive buying. Present research aims to close this gap and investigate whether self-uncertainty affects online compulsive buying and if this effect is moderated by gender. Our sample consisted of Chinese University students (n = 404) who completed the Self-Uncertainty questionnaire , and a modified version of the Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale. We observed that self-uncertainty affects online compulsive buying and that self-uncertainty increases online compulsive buying for females, but not for males.

Predictors of online compulsive buying: The role of personality and mindfulness

BackgroundOnline shopping has been steadily growing in popularity, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the current study was to investigate both the roles of a personality model validated in substance-related disorders and mindfulness in online compulsive buying (CB). MethodsA total of 534 individuals from university (n = 334) and online communities (n = 200) completed the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (i.e., Hopelessness, Anxiety Sensitivity, Impulsivity, and Sensation Seeking), the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire and the Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale. ResultsAnalyses indicated that higher impulsivity, higher anxiety sensitivity and lower nonreactivity and awareness mindfulness scores predicted online CB. In addition, lower nonreactivity and awareness were found to partially mediate the relationship between high impulsivity and online CB. Specifically, lower awareness accounted for 30.77% of this relationship and lower nonreactivity accounted for 7.93% of the relationship between impulsivity and CB. These findings offer support for the conceptualization of CB as a behavioural addiction and suggest that mindfulness interventions may be useful in the context of reducing online CB.