Biolcati Roberta
Department of Education Studies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Front Psychiatry. 2017 May 2;8:74. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00074. eCollection 2017.
Compulsive buying is a relatively new addictive disorder that interferes with everyday functioning and may result in serious psychological and financial problems (1). A very few data are currently available regarding this behavioral addiction. This study investigated gender differences in the relationships between contingent self-esteem (CSE), fear of negative evaluation (FNE), and compulsive buying. Participants included 240 Italian adults (170 females, M age = 33.80) who responded to self-report questionnaires. The results showed that women scored higher on CSE and FNE scales than men. No gender differences were found in compulsive buying tendencies. CSE and FNE were positively related to CB. Furthermore, structural equation modeling confirmed the evidence on CSE as a strong predictor of CB for both genders. Interestingly, FNE seems to play a mediating role between CSE and compulsive buying behaviors only for women. These findings highlight the importance of studying self-esteem in compulsive buying tendencies to inquire more deeply into the underlying mechanisms of some compulsive behaviors.
强迫性购物是一种相对较新的成瘾性障碍，它会干扰日常功能，并可能导致严重的心理和财务问题（1）。目前关于这种行为成瘾的可用数据非常少。本研究调查了条件自尊（CSE）、对负面评价的恐惧（FNE）与强迫性购物之间关系的性别差异。参与者包括240名意大利成年人（170名女性，平均年龄 = 33.80岁），他们对自我报告问卷进行了回答。结果表明，女性在CSE和FNE量表上的得分高于男性。在强迫性购买倾向方面未发现性别差异。CSE和FNE与强迫性购物呈正相关。此外，结构方程模型证实了CSE作为两性强迫性购物的强预测因子的证据。有趣的是，FNE似乎仅在女性中在CSE和强迫性购买行为之间起中介作用。这些发现凸显了在强迫性购买倾向中研究自尊的重要性，以便更深入地探究某些强迫行为的潜在机制。
