Relationship between Online Compulsive Shopping Behavior and Impulsivity in Women

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Objective: Traditional shopping methods have been replaced by online shopping recently. There is limited research on online compulsive shopping, characterized as impulse control disorder or behavioral addiction. Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between online shopping behavior, sociodemographic characteristics, and impulsivity in women. Methods: We included 132 women who were not diagnosed with mental disorders due to the psychiatric interview. A sociodemographic data form, Compulsive Online Shopping Scale (COSS), Wender-Utah Rating Scale (WURS), and UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale, were administered to the participants. Results: 77 (58.3%) participants had online shopping behavior. The education level of the group with online shopping behavior was significantly higher than the group without the behavior. WURS and UPPS sensation-seeking subscale mean scores were significantly higher in the group with online shopping behavior than in the group without (20.7 ± 15.7 & 15.4 ± 13.0, 23.9 ± 8.7 & 20.3 ± 9.4, respectively). There was no significant correlation between the COSS scores and the WURS and UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale subscale scores of participants with online shopping behavior. Conclusion: These findings suggest that online shopping behavior in women is related to personality traits such as impulsivity rather than sociodemographic characteristics. Future studies evaluating other personality traits in a large sample may contribute to the diagnostic classification of compulsive shopping.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Compulsive shopping
• online
• impulsivity
• women

Kadınlarda Kompulsif Çevrimiçi Satın Alma Davranışı ile Dürtüsellik İlişkisi

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Amaç: Son yıllarda geleneksel alışveriş yöntemleri yerini çevrimiçi alışverişe bırakmıştır. Dürtü kontrol bozukluğu ya da davranışsal bağımlılık olarak nitelendirilen kompulsif çevrimiçi satın alma davranışına yönelik sınırlı sayıda araştırma bulunmaktadır. Çalışmamızda ruhsal hastalık tanısı bulunmayan kadınlarda çevrimiçi satın alma davranışı ile sosyodemografik özellikler ve dürtüsellik arasındaki ilişkinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Çalışmaya ruh sağlığı ve hastalıkları polikliniğine başvuran ve psikiyatrik görüşme sonucunda ruhsal hastalık tanısı saptanmayan 132 kadın dahil edildi. Katılımcılara sosyodemografik veri formu, Kompulsif Çevrimiçi Satın Alma Ölçeği (KÇSA-Ö), Wender-Utah Derecelendirme Ölçeği (WUDÖ) ve UPPS Dürtüsel Davranış Ölçeği uygulandı. Bulgular: Katılımcıların 77’sinin (% 58.3) çevrimiçi alışveriş yapma alışkanlığı olduğu belirlendi. Çevrimiçi satın alma alışkanlığı olan grubun eğitim düzeyi alışkanlığı olmayan gruptan anlamlı olarak yüksekti (p< 0.001). Çevrimiçi satın alma alışkanlığı olan grupta WUDÖ ve UPPS heyecan arayışı alt ölçeği ortalama puanları çevrimiçi satın alma alışkanlığı olmayan gruptan anlamlı düzeyde yüksekti (p=0.041, p=0.006, sırasıyla). Çevrimiçi satın alma alışkanlığı olan katılımcıların, KÇSA-Ö puanı ile WUDÖ ve UPPS Dürtüsel Davranış Ölçeği alt ölçek puanları arasında anlamlı korelasyon yoktu (p> 0.05, her biri için). Sonuç: Mevcut bulgular kadınlarda çevrimiçi satın alma davranışının sosyodemografik özelliklerden ziyade dürtüsellik gibi kişilik özellikleriyle ilişkili olduğunu düşündürmektedir. Geniş örneklemde diğer kişilik özelliklerinin de değerlendirildiği gelecek çalışmalar kompulsif satın alma davranışının tanısal olarak sınıflandırılmasına katkıda bulunabilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• kompulsif satın alma
• çevrimiçi
• dürtüsellik
• kadın

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