RT Journal Article
T1 7th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA 2022) June 20–22, 2022, Nottingham, United Kingdom
A1 Etxaburu Azpeitia, Nerea
A1 Estévez Gutiérrez, Ana
A1 Momeñe López, Janire
A1 Olave Porrúa, Leticia María
A1 Chávez Vera, María Dolores
A1 Iruarrizaga Díez, María Icíar
A2 Zsolt Demetrovics, 
AB Compulsive buying, despite not being included in the DSM-5 and ICD-11 manuals as a type of non-substance addiction, is considered a behavioural addiction by several experts. This problem has been linked to impulsivity, which is related to emotional dependence and attachment styles. Differences in the prevalence of compulsive buying between men and women have generated much interest, but findings do not always point in the same direction. Aims: this study aims to analyse the differences in attachment, emotional dependence, impulsivity and compulsive buying between men and women; to analyse the model by which all these variables are related; and to test whether or not this model is different for men and women. Method: a non-clinical sample of 1,500 adolescents, half male and half female, living in South America was collected. After informed consent was given to the parents and/or legal guardians of the adolescents, the participants filled in the questionnaires in paper format. Results: the model initially proposed was confirmed. Despite finding differences between males and females in terms of levels of emotional dependence, impulsivity, compulsive buying and attachment, the way these variables interact does not change depending on gender. Conclusions: these results are very useful to implement better treatments aimed at mitigating or coping with compulsive buying, as well as to prevent this problem.
PB AK Journals
SN 2062-5871
YR 2022
FD 2022-08-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95715
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95715
LA eng
NO Etxaburu, N., Estévez, A., Momeñe, J., Olave, L., Chávez, M. e Iruarrizaga, I. Compulsive buying, emotional dependence and attachment in adolescents. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 11(1): 115-116. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2022.00700
NO Artículo derivado de la Tesis Doctoral de María Dolores Chávez Vera titulada "Estructuras psicológicas tempranas, impulsividad, adicciones a sustancias y comportamentales en adolescentes y jóvenes de Ecuador", defendida en el año 2018 con la calificación de Sobresaliente Cum Laude y dirigida por Itziar Iruarrizaga. Se realizó un estudio epidemiológico en el que se recogieron datos de una muy amplia cantidad de variables.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025