Compulsive buying and risky behavior among adolescents.
Using a scale designed to measure compulsive buying of adolescents, a survey was conducted to assess the relationships of compulsive buying with several risky behaviors among 111 adolescents between the ages of 12 to 19 years. The correlations suggest that self-report measures of cigarette smoking, alcohol use, drug use, and likelihood of engaging in premarital sex were all significantly associated (rs = .30 to .32) with compulsive buying among teenagers. Implications of the results are discussed, and directions for research are offered.
Roberts
J A
JA
Baylor University, Marketing Department, Waco, TX 76798-8007, USA. Jim_Roberts@Baylor.edu
Tanner
J F
JF
D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology