Cue-induced Craving in Pathological Buying
Empirical Evidence and Clinical Implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19307222 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Trotzke (0000-0002-1629-8644, University of Münster), Katrin Starcke (0000-0001-7897-7418, University of Münster), Anya Pedersen (0000-0002-5346-4234, University of Münster), Matthias Brand (0000-0002-4831-9542, University of Duisburg-Essen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 694-700 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychosomatic Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3174 • E-ISSN: 1534-7796 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/psy.0000000000000126 |
| PMID | 25393125 |
| OpenAlex | W2061537406 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 41 |
OBJECTIVE: Pathological buying is associated with marked distress and impaired functioning in important life domains. It is currently under debate whether pathological buying can be considered a behavioral addiction. In analogy to results reported in addicted individuals, craving reactions elicited by addiction-related cues might be an underlying mechanism for the etiology and pathogenesis of pathological buying. METHODS: In the present study, 30 pathological buyers and 30 matched control participants were examined with a cue-reactivity paradigm consisting of shopping and control cues. Skin conductance responses, as well as subjective ratings for arousal, valence, and urge to buy, were assessed. Subjective craving reactions were measured before and after the cue-reactivity paradigm. RESULTS: On a physiological level, skin conductance responses toward shopping cues were higher in pathological buyers (mean [M; standard deviation {SD}] = 0.26 [0.13]) compared with control participants (M [SD] = 0.19 [0.09]; t(58) = 2.29, p = .025, d = 0.60). On a behavioral level, the individuals with pathological buying rated the shopping cues as more arousing and more positive, and reported a greater urge to buy compared with control participants and with control cues. An increase in subjective craving after completing the cue-reactivity paradigm was observed only in the pathological buyers (Mpre [SD] = 1.95 [1.47], Mpost [SD] = 2.87 [1.79]; t(29) = 5.07, p < .001, d = 0.97). CONCLUSIONS: Cue-reactivity and craving might be potential correlates for the development and maintenance of pathological buying. The results demonstrate similarities between pathological buying and substance or behavioral addictions and provide implications for clinical treatment
Addiction · Arousal · Craving · Cue reactivity · Developmental psychology · Pathological · Pathology · Psychiatry · Reactivity (psychology) · Skin conductance · Valence (chemistry) · Clinical Psychology · Consumer Retail Behavior Studies · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology
Facial expression analysis and machine learning for objective assessment of alcohol craving in alcohol use disorder
The Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-Pace) model for addictive behaviors
Temporal dynamics in attentional bias toward shopping cues among problematic online shoppers
Treatments for internet addiction, sex addiction and compulsive buying
Which conditions should be considered as disorders in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) designation of “other specified disorders due to addictive behaviors”
A comparison of buying disorder to addictive and obsessive–compulsive disorders on impulsivity, compulsivity, and reward processing
Craving for music increases after music listening and is related to earworms and personality
Cue-induced craving in Internet-communication disorder using visual and auditory cues in a cue-reactivity paradigm
| Citations per year | 0.89 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |