Title
Compulsive buying and depressive symptoms among female citizens of the United Arab Emirates
Source of Publication
Psychiatry Research
Abstract
© 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Compulsive buying is particularly relevant in nations with high levels of consumer spending. Most previous studies have focused on European and North America populations. This study explores compulsive buying amongst citizens of the United Arab Emirates, an Arab nation with high retail outlet density, and high levels of consumer spending. Female college students (N=100) completed an English/Arabic version of the compulsive buying scale along with a measure of depression. Rates of compulsive buying were higher than those reported in any previously published study. Furthermore, in line with previous findings from other nations, compulsive buying was associated with elevated depressive symptomatology.
Document Type
Article
First Page
357
Last Page
360
Publication Date
3-30-2016
DOI
10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.042
Recommended Citation
Thomas, Justin; Al-Menhali, Salwa; and Humeidan, Majeda, "Compulsive buying and depressive symptoms among female citizens of the United Arab Emirates" (2016). Scopus Indexed Articles. 1549.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/scopus-indexed-articles/1549