title: Is compulsive buying related to materialism, depression or temperament? Findings from a sample of treatment-seeking patients with CB.
abstract: The aim of the present work was to examine the influence of reactive and regulatory temperament on compulsive buying (CB) in a sample of 102 patients (79 women, 23 men) with clinical CB. All participants answered the Compulsive Buying Scale (CBS), the Behavioral Inhibition System and Behavioral Activation System Scales (BIS/BAS), and the Effortful Control subscale (ATQ-EC) of the Adult Temperament Questionnaire-Short Form. Based on previous studies demonstrating that depression and materialism are linked with CB, in addition, the Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale (PHQ-9) and the Materialistic Values Scale (MVS) were administered. CBS scores were significantly correlated with the MVS, PHQ-9, and BAS scores. The findings of the hierarchical regression analysis, however, indicated that in the present sample of treatment-seeking patients the only significant association was found between CB and depression. The results highlight the prominent role of depression in CB. There is a need for longitudinal studies in order to answer the question whether depression is the cause or the consequence of CB.
authors: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany. Electronic address: mueller.astrid@mh-hannover.de.
authors: Astrid
authors: A
authors: Müller
authors: Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors: Laurence
authors: L
authors: Claes
authors: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany.
authors: Ekaterini
authors: E
authors: Georgiadou
authors: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany.
authors: Maike
authors: M
authors: Möllenkamp
authors: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany.
authors: Eva M
authors: EM
authors: Voth
authors: School of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors: Ron J
authors: RJ
authors: Faber
authors: Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND, USA; Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND, USA.
authors: James E
authors: JE
authors: Mitchell
authors: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany.
authors: Martina
authors: M
authors: de Zwaan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010556:Personality Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013694:Temperament
keywords: Compulsive buying; Depression; Material values; Temperament