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Compulsive buying: a review [PDF]

Annals of General Psychiatry, 2008
Background Compulsive or pathological buying (or oniomania) is defined as frequent preoccupation with buying or impulses to buy that are experienced as irresistible, intrusive, and/or senseless. The buying behavior causes marked distress, interferes with social functioning, and often results in financial problems.
Bolimou Stavroula, Papazisis Georgios, Katsigiannopoulos Konstantinos, Pazarlis Pandelis, Garyfallos Georgios   +4 more
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Compulsive Buying Behavior: Antecedents, Consequences and Prevalence in Shopping Mall Consumers of an Emerging Economy [PDF]

Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, 2018
The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship of compulsive buying with its antecedents and consequences and estimates the prevalence of compulsive buying behavior among shopping mall visitors of Pakistan. Data was collected data from
Moin Ahmad Moon (Corresponding author) , Saman Attiq   +1 more
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A Gut‐Brain Axis Underlying Succinate‐Associated Compulsive‐Like Behavior

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Gut‐derived succinate is associated with an excitatory‐inhibitory imbalance in dmPFC glutamatergic neurons, involving microglial SUCNR1 activation and vagal afferent signaling via upregulated gut 5‐HT4 receptors along the DVC‐CeA‐dmPFC circuit, changes that are linked to excessive compulsive‐like behavior.
Yi Li, Ying‐Dan Zhang, Wei Wang, Xin‐Yi Wu, Di Li, Xin Gong, Fei Tian, Meng‐Yu Dai, Jian Gao, Zi‐Feng Zheng, Zi‐Yang Bi, Dong‐Dong Shi, Zhen Wang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang, Lena Kuhn, Hang Xiong, Zhanli Sun, Thomas Glauben   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-demographic differences in compulsive buying in Slovakia: A quantile regression approach [PDF]

Innovative Marketing
Type of the article: Research Article AbstractThis study examines socio-demographic and socio-economic differences in compulsive buying tendencies among adult consumers in Slovakia using a quantile regression approach.
Ivana Ondrijova
doaj   +1 more source

‘Self’ and ‘othering’ as a byproduct of large‐scale assessment: An investigation into the Gaokao retake policy

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract While Gaokao, the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), has been extensively discussed outside the Chinese academic circle, the retake policy of the test has not received much attention. Moreover, Gaokao research in China has predominantly examined the effectiveness of the retake decision in relation to students' demographic ...
Yifeng Cheng, M. Obaidul Hamid
wiley   +1 more source

Impulsivity and compulsive buying are associated in a non-clinical sample: an evidence for the compulsivity-impulsivity continuum?

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2015
Objective:Compulsive buying is controversial in clinical psychiatry. Although it is defined as an obsessive-compulsive disorder, other personality aspects besides compulsivity are related to compulsive buying. Recent studies suggest that compulsivity and
Jonas J. de Paula, Danielle de S. Costa, Flavianne Oliveira, Joana O. Alves, Lídia R. Passos, Leandro F. Malloy-Diniz   +5 more
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Widening participation and the changing risks of higher education: Working‐class women's pathways via access courses across two decades

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Widening participation (WP) in higher education (HE) remains a central concern within UK educational and social policy. It seeks to address the underrepresentation of specific social groups by tailoring university access to their distinct needs.
Sarah McLaughlin, Richard Waller
wiley   +1 more source

Winning Consumer Trust Through Supply Chain Responsibility Communication: How Certification, Disclosure, and Beneficiary Framing Shape Credibility

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As stakeholders increasingly demand supply chain transparency, companies face a legitimacy paradox: disclosing supply chain responsibility (SR) information is necessary to meet stakeholder expectations, yet disclosure can invite scrutiny rather than build credibility.
Julia Hartmann
wiley   +1 more source

GLP‐1 Receptor Agonism Exacerbates Activity‐Based Anorexia in Mice

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor (GLP‐1R) agonists reduce food intake and body weight, suggesting they should be avoided in anorexia nervosa. However, preclinical evidence that these drugs reduce activity and reward‐seeking behavior raises the possibility that they might attenuate the compulsive‐like hyperactivity central to ABA ...
Amit Thakar, Travis E. Brown, Shane T. Hentges   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source