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A cross-cultural and cross-gender analysis of compulsive buying behavior’s core dimensions

Maccarrone-Eaglen, A; Schofield, P

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Authors

A Maccarrone-Eaglen

P Schofield



Abstract

This study seeks to address the disagreement in the literature about compulsive buying behavior’s (CBB) dimensional structure and tests for cross-cultural and cross-gender invariance in young British, Chinese, Czech and Spanish consumers using structural equation modelling. The results show that CBB has two compulsive dimensions: Compulsive Purchasing (CP), and Self-control Impaired Spending (SIS). These dimensions are cross-culturally invariant, although the influence of SIS on CBB is higher in more developed countries, particularly among females. The confirmation of the SIS dimension and the external validity of the CBB construct established through the cross-cultural invariance in CBB dimensions indicate that screening tools should be revised accordingly. The SIS dimension has possibly been previously misinterpreted as impulsive and/or as spontaneous buying and may explain the higher incidence of CBB among female consumers.

Citation

Maccarrone-Eaglen, A., & Schofield, P. (2017). A cross-cultural and cross-gender analysis of compulsive buying behavior’s core dimensions. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 42(1), 173-185. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12396

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 16, 2017
Online Publication Date Oct 11, 2017
Publication Date Oct 11, 2017
Deposit Date Oct 9, 2017
Publicly Available Date Oct 11, 2019
Journal International Journal of Consumer Studies
Print ISSN 1470-6423
Electronic ISSN 1470-6431
Publisher Wiley
Volume 42
Issue 1
Pages 173-185
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12396
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12396
Related Public URLs http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1470-6431

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