Compulsive buying and depressive symptoms among female citizens of the United Arab Emirates

Author First name, Last name, Institution

Justin Thomas, Zayed University
Salwa Al-Menhali, Zayed University
Majeda Humeidan, Zayed University

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Psychiatry Research

Publication Date

3-30-2016

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.

DOI Link

10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.042

ISSN

0165-1781

Publisher

Elsevier Ireland Ltd

Volume

237

First Page

357

Last Page

360

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Arab, Compulsive buying, Depression, UAE

Scopus ID

84959146299

Recommended Citation

Thomas, Justin; Al-Menhali, Salwa; and Humeidan, Majeda, "Compulsive buying and depressive symptoms among female citizens of the United Arab Emirates" (2016). All Works. 1007.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/1007

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no