Weinstein A, Mezig Hila, Mizrachi S, Lejoyeux M
Department of Behavioral Science, University of Ariel, Science Park, Ariel 40700, Israel.
Department of Behavioral Science, University of Ariel, Science Park, Ariel 40700, Israel.
Compr Psychiatry. 2015 Feb;57:46-50. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.11.003. Epub 2014 Nov 6.
Compulsive buying is a chronic, repetitive behavior that becomes a primary response to negative events and feelings. Compulsive buyers are obsessed by buying and their behavior occurs in response to negative emotions and results in a decrease in the intensity of negative emotions. Euphoria or relief from negative emotions is the most common consequence of compulsive buying. A large number of studies have investigated the association between compulsive buying and anxiety, and some studies have used the Spielberger trait-state anxiety inventory.
Compulsive buying, state and trait anxiety and general obsessive-compulsive measures were assessed among 120 habitual internet shoppers (2+ times a week, 70 men and 50 women).
Results showed that Edwards Compulsive Buying scale measures were associated with Spielberger trait and not state anxiety measures. Spielberger Trait anxiety measures were also correlated with measures of Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive scale (Y-Bocs). Finally, there were no sex differences in this sample.
The results of this study support existing evidence for an association between compulsive buying and anxiety and they will be discussed in view of current research on comorbidity of behavioural addiction.
强迫性购物是一种慢性、重复性的行为，成为对负面事件和情绪的主要反应。强迫性购物者痴迷于购物，他们的行为是对负面情绪的反应，并导致负面情绪强度的降低。欣快感或负面情绪的缓解是强迫性购物最常见的后果。大量研究调查了强迫性购物与焦虑之间的关联，一些研究使用了斯皮尔伯格特质-状态焦虑量表。
对120名习惯性网购者（每周2次以上，70名男性和50名女性）进行了强迫性购物、状态和特质焦虑以及一般强迫观念-强迫行为测量。
结果显示，爱德华兹强迫性购物量表测量结果与斯皮尔伯格特质焦虑相关，而非状态焦虑测量结果。斯皮尔伯格特质焦虑测量结果也与耶鲁-布朗强迫观念-强迫行为量表（Y-Bocs）的测量结果相关。最后，该样本中不存在性别差异。
本研究结果支持了强迫性购物与焦虑之间存在关联的现有证据，并将根据当前关于行为成瘾共病的研究进行讨论。
