Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA.
Compr Psychiatry. 2011 May-Jun;52(3):247-52. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.06.006.
Although shopping behavior among adolescents is normal, for some, the shopping becomes problematic. An assessment of adolescent shopping behavior along a continuum of severity and its relationship to other behaviors and health issues is incompletely understood.
A large sample of high school students (n = 3999) was examined using a self-report survey with 153 questions concerning demographic characteristics, shopping behaviors, other health behaviors including substance use, and functioning variables such as grades and violent behavior.
The overall prevalence of problem shopping was 3.5% (95% CI, 2.93-4.07). Regular smoking, marijuana and other drug use, sadness and hopelessness, and antisocial behaviors (e.g., fighting, carrying weapons) were associated with problem shopping behavior in both boys and girls. Heavy alcohol use was significantly associated with problem shopping only in girls.
Problem shopping appears fairly common among high school students and is associated with symptoms of depression and a range of potentially addictive and antisocial behaviors. Significant distress and diminished behavioral control suggest that excessive shopping may often have significant associated morbidity. Additional research is needed to develop specific prevention and treatment strategies for adolescents who report problems with shopping.
尽管青少年的购物行为是正常的，但对某些人来说，购物可能会成为问题。目前，人们对青少年购物行为在严重程度上的连续体及其与其他行为和健康问题的关系的了解并不完全。
使用包含 153 个问题的自我报告调查，对 3999 名高中生进行了大规模样本检查，这些问题涉及人口统计学特征、购物行为、其他健康行为（包括物质使用）以及成绩和暴力行为等功能变量。
总体而言，有问题的购物行为的流行率为 3.5%（95%CI，2.93-4.07）。经常吸烟、使用大麻和其他毒品、悲伤和绝望以及反社会行为（如打架、携带武器）与男孩和女孩的有问题的购物行为有关。大量饮酒仅与女孩的有问题的购物行为显著相关。
有问题的购物行为在高中生中似乎相当普遍，与抑郁症状和一系列潜在的成瘾和反社会行为有关。明显的痛苦和行为控制能力下降表明，过度购物通常可能会导致严重的健康问题。需要进一步研究，为报告有购物问题的青少年制定具体的预防和治疗策略。
