title: Compulsive buying tendencies and personal finances.
abstract: In a community sample of 225 adults, scores on the Compulsive Buying Scale were associated with scores on the subscales of the Executive Personal Finance Scale (rs = -.35 to -.70) and the Money Attitudes Scale (positively with using money for impressing others, and negatively with saving and planning). The results suggested that common tendencies toward compulsive buying may not be pathological, but merely associated with attitudes toward money in general and financial management habits.
authors.affiliation: 1 The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spinella
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: Bijou
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002017:Budgets; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000191:economics*; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000523:psychology; D004467:Economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009515:New Jersey; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000191:economics* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult