Compulsive buying and hoarding as identity substitutes: the role of materialistic value endorsement and depression
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Purpose In the present study, we investigated whether the relationship between identity confusion and compulsive buying (offline/online) and hoarding is mediated by materialistic value endorsement and depression.Procedures The community sample consisted of 254 Flemish adults who completed self-report questionnaires to assess identity confusion (Erikson Psychosocial Stage Inventory), compulsive buying tendencies (Compulsive Buying Scale/short-Internet Addiction Scale, adapted for shopping), hoarding tendencies (Saving-Inventory Revised), materialistic value endorsement (Materialistic Value Scale), and depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9).Findings We found significant positive associations between identity confusion, compulsive buying, and hoarding. The association between identity confusion and compulsive buying was fully mediated by materialistic value endorsement; whereas depression mediated the association between identity confusion and hoarding.Conclusions The results suggest that the collection or buying of material goods can be considered as identity substitutes.
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Individuals with high materialistic values may be particularly prone to developing buying-shopping disorder.
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- Authors
- Claes, L., Müller, A., & Luyckx, K.
- Affiliations
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
- Corresponding author
- Claes, Laurence
- Venue
- Comprehensive Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-07
- Volume
- 68
- Pages
- 65-71
- ISSN
- 0010-440X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2323857376
- Cited by
- 87
- References
- 60
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- 2026: 6 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 6
- FWCI
- 15.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- lirias.kuleuven.be
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- Locations
- Comprehensive Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Keywords
- compulsive buying, hoarding, identity confusion, depression, online shopping, material goods, psychosocial development
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Belgium, Commerce, Compulsive Behavior, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Population Surveillance, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Values, Behavior, Addictive, Internet, Self Report, Hoarding
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