The need to consume: Hoarding as a shared psychological feature of compulsive buying and binge eating

dc.contributor.authorde Mattos, Cristiana Nicoli
dc.contributor.authorKim, Hyoun S.
dc.contributor.authorLacroix, Emilie
dc.contributor.authorRequião, Marinalva
dc.contributor.authorZambrano Filomensky, Tatiana
dc.contributor.authorHodgins, David C.
dc.contributor.authorTavares, Hermano
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-02T12:14:41Z
dc.date.available2023-06-02T12:14:41Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIntroduction Compulsive buying and binge eating are two frequently co-occurring psychiatric conditions. Hoarding, which is the psychological need to excessively gather and store items, is frequently associated with both compulsive buying severity and binge eating severity. In the present study, we explored whether different dimensions of hoarding are a shared feature of compulsive buying and binge eating. Method Participants consisted of 434 people seeking treatment for compulsive buying disorder. Registered psychiatrists confirmed the diagnosis of compulsive buying through semi-structured clinical interviews. Participants also completed measures to assess compulsive buying severity, binge eating severity, and dimensions of hoarding (acquisition, difficulty discarding, and clutter). Two-hundred and seven participants completed all three measures. Results Significant correlations were found between compulsive buying severity and the acquisition dimension of hoarding. Binge eating severity was significantly correlated with all three dimensions of hoarding. Hierarchical regression analysis found that compulsive buying severity was a significant predictor of binge eating severity. However, compulsive buying severity no longer predicted binge eating severity when the dimensions of hoarding were included simultaneously in the model. Clutter was the only subscale of hoarding to predict binge eating severity in step two of the regression analysis. Conclusion Our results suggest that the psychological need to excessively gather and store items may constitute a shared process that is important in understanding behaviors characterized by excessive consumption such as compulsive buying and binge eating.
dc.description.copyright© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.06.010
dc.identifier.issn0010-440X
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/22612
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.06.010
dc.relation.ispartofComprehensive Psychiatry
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplinePsychology
dc.titleThe need to consume: Hoarding as a shared psychological feature of compulsive buying and binge eating
dc.typejournal-article
oaire.citation.endPage71
oaire.citation.startPage67
oaire.citation.titleComprehensive Psychiatry
oaire.citation.volume85
oaire.license.conditionhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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