Mental imagery in the context of online compulsive buying-shopping disorder: The role of pleasure and relief
Background: The rise of e-commerce has led to an increase in online compulsive buying-shopping disorder (OCBSD), an addictive disorder potentially driven by preoccupations like mental imagery, yet their occurrence and predictors have not been thoroughly explored. Methods: This study investigated the...
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| description | Background: The rise of e-commerce has led to an increase in online compulsive buying-shopping disorder (OCBSD), an addictive disorder potentially driven by preoccupations like mental imagery, yet their occurrence and predictors have not been thoroughly explored. Methods: This study investigated the expression of and associations with mental imagery in women with pathological (n = 56) or non-problematic buying-shopping (n = 56) applying hierarchical regression analyses. Participants were classified based on a structured diagnostic interview, completed self-report questionnaires assessing experiences of gratification and compensation during shopping, and a 14-day end-of-day ambulatory assessment, evaluating mental imagery intensity. Results: Women with pathological buying-shopping reported significantly more intense shopping-specific mental imagery compared to women with non-problematic buying-shopping. Mental imagery was significantly predicted only by compensatory experiences in the pathological buying-shopping group with medium effect sizes. Discussion: The findings suggest that in OCBSD, mental images likely arise from to the anticipated effects of relief, possibly indicating a maladaptive coping strategy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0e3e4b4c06cc4a9e8ecf9d8a265a5c2d2025-01-29T05:01:28ZengElsevierAddictive Behaviors Reports2352-85322025-06-0121100586Mental imagery in the context of online compulsive buying-shopping disorder: The role of pleasure and reliefAnnika Brandtner0Matthias Brand1Astrid Müller2General Psychology: Cognition, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Forsthausweg 2, Duisburg 47057 Germany; Center for Behavioral Addiction Research (CeBAR), Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Corresponding author at: General Psychology: Cognition, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Forsthausweg 2, Duisburg 47057, Germany.General Psychology: Cognition, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Forsthausweg 2, Duisburg 47057 Germany; Center for Behavioral Addiction Research (CeBAR), Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Essen, GermanyHannover Medical School, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover, GermanyBackground: The rise of e-commerce has led to an increase in online compulsive buying-shopping disorder (OCBSD), an addictive disorder potentially driven by preoccupations like mental imagery, yet their occurrence and predictors have not been thoroughly explored. Methods: This study investigated the expression of and associations with mental imagery in women with pathological (n = 56) or non-problematic buying-shopping (n = 56) applying hierarchical regression analyses. Participants were classified based on a structured diagnostic interview, completed self-report questionnaires assessing experiences of gratification and compensation during shopping, and a 14-day end-of-day ambulatory assessment, evaluating mental imagery intensity. Results: Women with pathological buying-shopping reported significantly more intense shopping-specific mental imagery compared to women with non-problematic buying-shopping. Mental imagery was significantly predicted only by compensatory experiences in the pathological buying-shopping group with medium effect sizes. Discussion: The findings suggest that in OCBSD, mental images likely arise from to the anticipated effects of relief, possibly indicating a maladaptive coping strategy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352853225000045Buying-shopping disorderCompensationDesire thinkingGratificationMental imagery |
| spellingShingle | Annika Brandtner Matthias Brand Astrid Müller Mental imagery in the context of online compulsive buying-shopping disorder: The role of pleasure and relief Addictive Behaviors Reports Buying-shopping disorder Compensation Desire thinking Gratification Mental imagery |
| title | Mental imagery in the context of online compulsive buying-shopping disorder: The role of pleasure and relief |
| title_full | Mental imagery in the context of online compulsive buying-shopping disorder: The role of pleasure and relief |
| title_fullStr | Mental imagery in the context of online compulsive buying-shopping disorder: The role of pleasure and relief |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental imagery in the context of online compulsive buying-shopping disorder: The role of pleasure and relief |
| title_short | Mental imagery in the context of online compulsive buying-shopping disorder: The role of pleasure and relief |
| title_sort | mental imagery in the context of online compulsive buying shopping disorder the role of pleasure and relief |
| topic | Buying-shopping disorder Compensation Desire thinking Gratification Mental imagery |
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