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The Relationship Among Compulsive Buying, Compulsive Internet Use and Temperament in a Sample of Female Patients with Eating Disorders
Author(s) -
Claes Laurence,
Müller Astrid,
Norré Jan,
Assche Leen,
Wonderlich Steve,
Mitchell James E.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/erv.1136
Subject(s) - temperament , eating disorders , impulsivity , psychology , clinical psychology , compulsive behavior , association (psychology) , personality , impulse (physics) , psychiatry , psychotherapist , social psychology , physics , quantum mechanics
The aim of the present study was to investigate the association among compulsive buying (CB), compulsive internet use (CIU) and reactive/regulative temperament in a sample of 60 female patients with eating disorders. All patients were assessed by means of the Compulsive Buying Scale, the CIU scale, the Eating Disorder Inventory—2, the Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Activation System scales, the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology and the effortful control scale of the Adult Temperament Questionnaire. The results showed a positive association between CB and CIU, both categorized as impulse control disorders, not otherwise specified. Both CB and CIU showed significantly positive correlations with emotional lability, excitement seeking and lack of effortful control (more specifically lack of inhibitory and lack of activation control). The implication of these findings for the treatment of both disorders will be discussed. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.