Abstract
Compulsive buying is one of the negative consumer behaviors. It is repetitive, consistent
buying that is a behavioral addiction. It is related to poor self-esteem, psychological disorders
like depression and OCD, and leads to personal, familial and financial problems. This
research aims at identifying people suffering from this disorder to facilitate future research in
developing a construct valid for Pakistan, using an internationally validated and globally used
test — the Compulsive Buying Scale (CBS)—a seven item Likert scale based test developed
and validated by Faber and O’Guinn. The research has identified 35 compulsive buyers in a
sample of 170 respondents. The research confirms that young people are more prone to be
compulsive buyers. Compulsive buying is found to be more common among men as
compared to women, probably due to their being primary earners and spenders. Marital
status is also linked to compulsive buying as more people, who are single, classify as
compulsive buyers.
Wajeeha Fatima Javed, Dr. Amanat Ali Jalbani. (2009) Identifying Compulsive Buyers among Credit Card Users of Karachi, Using the Compulsive Buying Scale, Journal of Independent Studies and Research-Management, Social Sciences and Economics, Volume-07, Issue-1.
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