Compulsive buying and risky behavior among adolescents

Psychol Rep. 2000 Jun;86(3 Pt 1):763-70. doi: 10.2466/pr0.2000.86.3.763.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Alcohol Drinking / psychology
  • Child
  • Comorbidity
  • Compulsive Behavior / diagnosis
  • Compulsive Behavior / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Personality Development*
  • Risk-Taking*
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Smoking / psychology
  • Substance-Related Disorders / psychology