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Compulsive buying: Relationship with body mass index
Author(s) -
Sansone Randy A.,
Chang Joy,
Jewell Bryan,
Marion Brandee E.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.20076
Subject(s) - body mass index , medicine , binge eating , demography , cross sectional study , clinical psychology , young adult , psychology , gerontology , eating disorders , pathology , sociology
Objective: Compulsive buying has historically been associated with various self‐regulatory disturbances, including eating pathology (e.g., binge eating). Therefore, a relationship between scores on a measure of compulsive buying, the Compulsive Buying Scale (CBS), and body mass index (BMI) in adulthood was hypothesized. Design and Methods: Using a self‐report survey methodology in a cross‐sectional consecutive sample of convenience of 373 obstetrics/gynecology patients, correlations between CBS scores and BMI, both generally and with regard to race were examined. Results: A modest general correlation between CBS scores and BMI ( r = 0.17, P < 0.01) was found. However, when these data were examined by race, CBS scores and BMI were significantly related among Caucasian women ( r = 0.25, P < 0.01), but not in African American women ( r = 0.04, P = n.s.). Conclusions: Findings indicate that compulsive buying is associated with increasing BMI in adulthood, particularly among Caucasian women.